Ruth Wales du Pont
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Ruth Wales du Pont was an American socialite, philanthropist, amateur classical composer, and spouse of Henry Francis du Pont, who founded Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library.
Ruth and Henry du Pont in 1916
Spence School
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The Spence School is an American all-girls private school in New York City, founded in 1892 by Clara B. Spence.
Ruth Wales du Pont
…by marriage was US Senator Elihu Root. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was her neighbor and later attended her wedding. She boarded at the elite preparatory Miss Spence's School from the age of 12, where she excelled academically. Vivacious and gregarious, Wales grew up as a socialite who mingled with elite East Coast families…
Entrance to the Upper School (2019)