Ruth Emerson
Template:TOCnestleft Ruth Calvin Emerson was the wife of Thomas I. Emerson.
Endorsed Communist Party Call
On March 30 2002 the Communist Party USA paper People’s Weekly World called for a national holiday in honor of late Farm Workers Union leader Cesar Chavez. The article was followed by a long list of endorsers[1]including Ruth Emerson, Almost all endorsers were confirmed members of the Communist Party USA.
Honoring Frank Wilkinson
Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights organized a "Celebration of the The Dynamic Life of Frank Wilkinson (1914-2006)" on Sunday October 29, 2006. Wilkinson had been a leader of the Communist Party USA, the New American Movement and Democratic Socialists of America[2].
Honoring Committee members included Ruth Emerson.
Memorial service
A New Haven, Conn.: Memorial service for Ruth Calvin Emerson was held June 26 2010 at the New Haven People's Center, 37 Howe Street, New Haven, Connecticut.[3]
- Ruth passed away on April 25, 2010. Her staunch and enthusiastic commitment to a more just and peaceful world is a wonderful example for all time.
References
- ↑ http://www.pww.org/index.php/article/articleview/882/
- ↑ http://www.ccdbr.org/events/wilkinson/Wilkinson_Committee.html
- ↑ [1] Peoples World, Events, accessed June 22, 2010