Episode 115: Dr. Ruth's Radical Legacy

Can We Talk? by Jewish Women's Archive

Sep 10, 202422:04Society & Culture

The iconic Dr. Ruth Westheimer died earlier this year at the age of 96. Dr. Ruth was a trailblazer for her candid and joyful talk about sex, regularly using words like "masturbate" and "vibrator" on the air, and talking...

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