Georgia Tallier Rusan, an advocate for the poor and fighter in the struggle for African American rights was selected as St. Louis County’s honoree for Women’s History Month. Mrs. Rusan passed away in January at the age of 96. She embodied the values and spirit that move St Louis County and our entire region forward.
She helped establish the Bennett Avenue Historic District, a historic African-American neighborhood in Richmond Heights.
Mrs. Rusan earned her B.A. from Lincoln University in Jefferson City Missouri in 1942 and her Master’s of Social Work from Columbia 1944. Read more about her life in the St. Louis County website.
A true Gem of Richmond Heights! She’ll always be my Shero!