Category:Ruth Cardoso

**Ruth Cardoso**
	Brazilian anthropologist, 34th First Lady of Brazil (1930-2008)
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Date of birth	19 September 1930; Araraquara; Ruth Correia Leite
Date of death	24 June 2008; São Paulo
Place of burial	Consolação Cemetery;
Country of citizenship	Brazil;
Residence	São Paulo;
Educated at	University of São Paulo;
Occupation	anthropologist; writer; politician; sociologist; university teacher;
Employer	University of São Paulo; University of California, Berkeley; Columbia University; University of Cambridge; University of Chile;
Member of political party	Brazilian Social Democracy Party;
Position held	First Lady of Brazil (1995–2003);
Native language	Portuguese;
Spouse	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1953–2008);
Award received	Bertha Lutz Prize (2009); Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry;
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Ruth Vilaça Correia Leite Cardoso (September 19, 1930 – June 24, 2008) was a Brazilian anthropologist and a former member of the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences at the University of São Paulo (FFLCH-USP).