Jacksonville native first major female American diplomat
Tom Emery, Journal-Courier
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Kneeling before the tomb of a Danish war hero of 1895, Ruth Bryan Owen, first diplomatic minister of the United States, places a wreath and an American flag before the headstone of the patriotic shrine. The flag of Denmark flies overhead as a Danish Red Cross nurse (right) watches the ceremony.Getty Images Show MoreShow Less
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Eleanor Roosevelt is pictured with her house guest, Ruth Bryan Owen, the U.S. minister to Denmark, in October 1934 on the South Grounds of the White House. Owen is the daughter of William Jennings Bryan.George Rinhart | Corbis via Getty Images Show MoreShow Less