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Story: Dallas, Ruth

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A black and white studio portrait of Ruth Dallas, seated in profile with her head resting on her hand.

Ruth Dallas

Cover of a poetry book, bearing the title ‘Shadow show by Ruth Dallas’, with an artistic representation of forked flames in the centre.

Shadow show

The photograph shows Ruth Dallas, in middle age, standing in profile beside a shelf of books, and holding a book open in front of her.

Ruth Dallas reading her poetry

Two women and a man looking at an open book in front of an old-fashioned printing press.

Launching Ragamuffin scarecrow

Ruth Dallas in later life, seated beside a shelf of books, in semi-profile.

Ruth Dallas on writing