| Ruth Sarles Benedict | |
| Birth Date: | January 28, 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Norwood, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Date: | September 6, 1996 |
| Death Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Denison University American University |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Spouse: | Bertram Benedict |
| Parents: | Edgar Harvey Sarles Mary Jane Hinman |
Ruth Sarles Benedict (January 28, 1906 - September 6, 1996) was an American anti-war activist, researcher and journalist. She worked for the National Council for Prevention of War as an editor and the America First Committee as head of research in the 1930s,[1] and as a reporter for The Washington Daily News in the 1940s.[2] From 1949 to 1960, she worked for the United States Department of State.[2] In 1958, Benedict and her husband, Bertram Benedict, traveled to South Asia, particularly India, on behalf of the United States Information Agency, where she gave speeches on college campuses.[3]
A book about the American First Committee authored by Benedict but edited posthumously by Bill Kauffman, with an introduction, was published in 2003.[4]