Ruth B. Love

Biography

Ruth Burnett Love (born April 22, 1932),[5] also known as Ruth Love–Holloway is an American educator, education administrator, author and former schools superintendent.[6] Love was formerly a professor of education at her college alma mater San Francisco State University. Love served as superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District from November 1975[7] until February 1981 and the Chicago Public Schools from March 1981 until March 1985.[8] Love was the first African-American woman to serve as superintendent for the Chicago Public Schools district. In 1983, Love received the Horatio Alger Award and a Candace Award for Education from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women.[9] Love was named as one among 100 of the best school managers in North America by Educator Magazine in 1984.

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