Ruth Randall

Ruth Painter Randall
BornRuth Painter
November 1, 1892
Salem, Virginia, United States
DiedJanuary 22, 1971(1971-01-22) (aged 78)
Urbana, Illinois, United States
Resting placeMount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum, Urbana, Illinois, United States
OccupationBiographer
LanguageEnglish
EducationRoanoke College
Alma materIndiana University
GenreAmerican history
SubjectsAbraham Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln
SpouseJames G. Randall

Ruth Painter Randall (1892-1971) was an American biographer who specialized in the lives of Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln and their immediate family. She also wrote young adult books about early American women.