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Ruth Johnson Colvin, American author and educator, founded ProLiteracy Worldwide (died 2024)
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Ruth Johnson Colvin
American literacy advocate (1916–2024)
Ruth Johnson Colvin was an American philanthropist who was the founder of the non-profit organization Literacy Volunteers of America, now called ProLiteracy Worldwide in Syracuse, New York, in 1962. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
ProLiteracy
International nonprofit organization
ProLiteracy, also known as ProLiteracy Worldwide, is an international nonprofit organization that supports literacy programs that help adults learn to read and write. Based in Syracuse, New York, ProLiteracy has slightly less than 1,000 member programs in the U.S. and works with…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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