Archivists from the Kinsey Institute are helping the family of the sex therapist Ruth Westheimer with a common quandary: How much of someone’s stuff do you keep?

Ruth Westheimer helped create the guilt-free sex-talk culture that we now take for granted.

Westheimer, better known simply as Dr. Ruth, lived a long and adventurous life. As a young girl, she escaped the Holocaust and trained as a sniper for a Jewish paramilitary group in Palestine.

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the sex therapist, media personality and educator, died on July 12 at her home in Manhattan.

Dr. Ruth Westheimer of 'Ask Dr. Ruth' speaks onstage during the Hulu Panel during the Winter TCA 2019 on February 11, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Hulu) ...

Dr. Ruth, the diminutive 'sexpert' who helped Americans talk more openly about sex, has died at age 96, joking on social media until near the end.

Westheimer lived out her teenage years in Jerusalem and trained as a sniper with a controversial Zionist militant group which later became part of the Israel Defense Forces. She went on to study ...

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the beloved sex therapist who broke the taboo of openly talking about sex, has died at the age of 96. We have this remembrance of Westheimer, who became a quirky media figure ...

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the Holocaust orphan who rose to become one of the most famous sex therapists in America, a 4-foot-7 celebrity with a big smile and a penchant for tackling the most taboo of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. She ...

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the sex therapist whose unequivocal manner and unending charm made her a talk show superstar, has died at age 96.