Ruth K. Westheimer
Author of Sex for Dummies
About the Author
Ruth K. Westheimer, 1928 - Ruth K. Westheimer was born in Germany in 1928, she went to a school in Switzerland at the age of 10, which became an orphanage for most of the German/Jewish students sent there. At 16 she went to Israel where she fought for that country's independence as member of the show more Haganah. She then moved to Paris where she studied psychology at the Sorbonne and taught kindergarten. Westheimer immigrated to the U.S. in 1956, where she received her Masters degree in Sociology and her Doctorate in Education from Columbia University. She studied human sexuality with Dr. Helen Singer-Kaplan at New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center. Dr. Westheimer is a pioneer in "sexual literacy." She has twice been named "College Lecturer of the Year." Westheimer is a Psychosexual Therapist who helped pioneer the field of Media Psychology with her radio program "Sexually Speaking" which began in September, 1980 . "The Dr. Ruth Show," which aired on the Lifetime channel, has been syndicated nationally and internationally. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Credit: David Shankbone, May 2008
Works by Ruth K. Westheimer
Dr. Ruth's Sex After 50: Revving up the Romance, Passion & Excitement! (The Best Half of Life) (2005) 10 copies
52 Lessons on Communicating Love: Tips, Anecodotes, and Advice for Connecting with the One You Love From America's… (2004) 10 copies
Dr Ruth's Guide for the Alzheimer's Caregiver: How to Care for Your Loved One without Getting… (2012) 7 copies
Dr. Ruth's Top Ten Secrets for Great Sex: How to Enjoy it, Share it, and Love it Each and Every Time (2009) 7 copies
Myths of Love: Echoes of Greek and Roman Mythology in the Modern Romantic Imagination (2014) 5 copies
Dr. Ruth Talks About Grandparents: Advice for Kids on Making the Most of a Special Relationship (1997) 5 copies
Dr. Ruth's guide to teens & sex today : from social networking to friends with benefits (2008) 5 copies
Les érotiques de l'art 1 copy
All in a Lifetime 1 copy
Seks za neupućene 1 copy
Associated Works
Play It Again, Asian Games and Pastimes — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Westheimer, Ruth K.
- Legal name
- Siegel, Karola Ruth
- Other names
- Dr. Ruth
- Birthdate
- 1928-06-04
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Germany (birth)
- Birthplace
- Karlstadt, Franconia, Germany
- Places of residence
- Switzerland
Israel
Washington Heights, New York, New York, USA - Education
- University of Paris
The New School
Teachers College, Columbia University - Occupations
- sex therapist
talk show host
professor
Holocaust survivor
author
autobiographer - Awards and honors
- Leo Baeck Medal (2002)
Women in Technology International Hall of Fame (2010)
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Statistics
- Works
- 68
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 910
- Popularity
- #28,190
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 19
- ISBNs
- 181
- Languages
- 9