Ruby Pickens Tartt
(1880-1974)
American folklorist, writer and painter
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Ruby Pickens Tartt (January 13, 1880 - September 29, 1974) was a folklorist, writer, and painter who is best known today for her work helping to preserve Southern black culture by collecting the life histories, stories, lore, and songs of former slaves for the Works Progress Administration and the Library of Congress. In 1980 she was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame.
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13 January 1880 Livingston, AL
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29 November 1974 (aged 94) York, AL
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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