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Ruth B. Washburn (b. 1951), of Erie, Pennsylvania, served in the United States Navy WAVES and the Navy from 1970-1990. Ruth B. Washburn was born 22 October 1951 in Erie, Pennsylvania. After graduating from General McLane High School in 1969, she began a nurses training program in Cleveland, Ohio, but due to personal issues, she failed her first semester and returned to Pennsylvania. With the help of her father, who worked at a county home providing care for those that couldn't care for themselves, Washburn learned of a nighttime nurse's aide position. Because she had been in nursing school, the county home waived the nursing assistant requirements, and in January 1970, Washburn began working nights, where she changed beds, assisted with bathing patients, and administered [...] Read more
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