Ruby Hunt, the only child of a seamstress and railroad blacksmith, grew up off St. Paul’s West Seventh Street with a zest for leadership and civic life. She served as valedictorian of Monroe High ...

Ruby Hunt, the woman who steered the creation of St. Paul’s home rule charter and went on to become the third woman ever to serve on the St. Paul City Council, has died at the age of 100. A native of ...