Ruth Urice Keeton (1919 – December 14, 1997) was a member and chairperson of the Howard County Council in Maryland.
[4] Early in their relationship, Ruth and Morris manned an inter-racial work camp for their Quaker church in Chicago, intended to break down racial discrimination.
[6] Morris taught in Germany in the mid-1950s while Ruth worked abroad for the American Friends Service Committee.
[3] In 1969, the Keetons moved to Maryland where Morris helped form an Antioch College campus in Columbia with James Rouse.
When she left public service for health reasons eight years prior, Howard County leaders dedicated a room with her name in Columbia's Harper's Choice community center.