Helen Woodford Ruth wurde am 20 Oktober 1897 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA geboren. Sie war mit Babe Ruth verheiratet. Sie starb am 11 Januar 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.