Dr. Westheimer — who was widely known as Dr. Ruth — was in her early fifties when she became the first therapist to use mass media to educate adults and hormone-buzzing teenagers about sex.
The answer was yes, yes, and yes.
Ruth’s Guide to Safer Sex.” She worked relentlessly to reach new audiences and succeeded by expanding her fanbase to television with “The Dr. Ruth Show,” “The All New Dr. Ruth Show,” “You’re On the Air with Dr. Ruth,” and more.
There has simply been no one like her.”Debby Herbenick, director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University, wrote: “Countless of us have been described at various times as ‘the next Dr. Ruth’ though of course there is only one Dr. Ruth.
Without much fanfare, Dr. Westheimer had decided to make me a member of her chosen family, too.
Persons:
Allison Gilbert, Ruth K, Westheimer, Pierre Lehu, Ruth Westheimer, —, “, ” Allison Gilbert Elena Seibert, Westheimer —, Ruth —, unapologetically, Jerry Seinfeld jested, Ruth Show ”, “ Seinfeld, let’s, ”, I’ll, Dr, Ruth’s, Ruth Show, Ruth, Peggy Orenstein, ” Debby Herbenick, Ruth ’, ” Carol Queen, Westheimer’s, Karola Ruth Siegel, Hitler, Walter, . Westheimer
Organizations:
CNN, New, America, The New York Times, “, Center for Sexual, Indiana University, San Francisco’s, Sex, Twitter
Locations:
New York City, ”, Frankfurt, Germany, Heiden , Switzerland, Switzerland, New York