Ruth Lor Malloy (born 4 August, 1932) is a Canadian activist, journalist, travel writer, and photographer.

[3][4] The protest brought attention to racist attitudes among local restaurant owners, as many still refused to serve non-white patrons despite racial discrimination being illegal in the province.

[3] After graduating college, Lor visited Washington, D.C., where she learned pacifist methods of protest and resistance[5] and pursued a career in journalism.

[1] In 1963, Lor met Michael Malloy, a journalist from Chicago, while she was volunteering in India with the American Friends Service Committee.

[9][10] In 2023, Barclay Press published her book Brightening My Corner a Memoir of Dreams Fulfilled and York University gave her an honorary doctorate for her "tireless efforts to combat discrimination and promote equality in Canada and beyond".