Mary Ruwart
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Mary J. Ruwart (born 16 October 1949) is a libertarian speaker, writer, and activist, the author of the bestselling 1992 book Healing Our World: The Other Piece of the Puzzle.
Born in Detroit, Ruwart holds a doctoral degree in biophysics from Michigan State University. She has worked as Assistant Professor of Survery at St. Louis University Medical School as a pharmaceutical research scientist for Upjohn Pharmaceuticals, and has written extensively on the subjects of government regulation of the drug industry and on libertarian communication. Ruwart launched an unsuccessful lobbying campaign to be appointed FDA Commissioner in 2002.
A former member of the Libertarian National Committee, Ruwart was a candidate for the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in 1984 and the vice-presidential nomination in 1992. Ruwart was the keynote speaker at the 2004 Libertarian National Convention
External link
- Ruwart's home page (http://www.ruwart.com/Pages/Home/)