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Ruth Lesser obituary
- Ruth Lesser, a key figure in aphasia and speech therapy, has died at 95, as reported by The Guardian.
- Lesser led Newcastle University's speech department from the early 1980s, raising its national and international standing.
- She authored more than 30 books, including Linguistics and Aphasia (1993) with Lesley Milroy.
- Lesser helped establish professional bodies, including founding the British Aphasiology Society in 1987.
- She developed PALPA, a language-processing assessment still used in aphasia research since 1992.
- Lesser earned a degree in English at University College London before moving into speech therapy.
- She joined Newcastle University as a lecturer in 1978, after earning a PhD in psychology in 1976.
- Lesser's career endured rheumatoid arthritis, yet she remained active in academia and travel in retirement.
- She is survived by five children, ten grandchildren, and nineteen great-grandchildren.
- Lesser's work influenced speech therapy organizations and research methods internationally.
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