Ruthe S. Wheeler

Ruthe S. Wheeler (1903–1980) was an American author active in the 1930s, best known for writing girls' series fiction. Her representative works include Janet Hardy in Hollywood, Janet Hardy in Radio City, Helen in the Editor's Chair, and Jane, Stewardess of the Air Lines, most of which were published by the Goldsmith Publishing Company of Chicago. Four of her works are held in this collection, while information on common classifications is currently unavailable. Her novels typically follow young women navigating emerging fields such as radio, film, journalism, and aviation, and they vividly reflect the spirit of their era, making them valuable examples for the study of American girls' reading material of the period. Because public information is limited, details of her life remain unclear; some researchers believe that "Ruthe S. Wheeler" was in fact a pen name used by her husband, Graham Dean.