Helen Woodford Ruth was born on 20 October 1897 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was married to Babe Ruth. She died on 11 January 1929 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA.
Married Babe Ruth at St. Paul's Church in Ellicott City, MD. Despite Babe's rampant womanizing and neglect of his family, divorce was not an option as he and Helen were Catholic. However, they separated legally in 1925.