Ruby M. Rouss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ruby M. Rouss

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1921

Place of Birth: Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands, United States

Date of Death: 08-May-1988

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Ruby M. Rouss

  • Ruby M.
  • Rouss (3 December 1921 – 8 May 1988) was an American citizen born on Saint Croix in the US Virgin Islands.
  • Her career was marked by a series of firsts.
  • She was the first Virgin Islander in the Women's Army Corps (WAC), first African-American woman to serve on General Eisenhower’s staff, and first black woman assigned as a permanent staff of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.
  • After a 20-year military career, she retired from service and became the first woman parole officer in St.
  • Croix.
  • In 1973, she was elected as one of the first women to serve in the Virgin Island's legislature.
  • In 1981, Rouss served as the first female President of the Virgin Islands Legislature, becoming the first black woman to lead a legislature in the United States.
  • She was elected to serve a second presidency of the Senate in 1987 and died the following year.
  • Posthumously, she was inducted into the Virgin Island's Women's Hall of Fame and a housing project in St.
  • Croix was renamed in her honor.

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