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Thatdepends on which famous Ruth Nichols you mean:

Ruth Rowland Nichols (February 23, 1901 - September 25, 1960) was apioneer aviatrix who is the only womanyet in history to simultaneously hold world records for speed, altitude, and distance. Her initiation to fame was due toher co-piloting the first non-stop flight from New York to Miami, Florida in January of 1928.

Joanna Ruth Nichols (born March 4, 1948 in Toronto, Canada)is an author of children's literature and historical fiction. Her biographical work on Catherine de' Medici wonthe Government of India Prize in 1962, and The Marrow of the World earned her the Canada Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award in 1973.

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