When I heard the news that the indomitable Dr Ruth, sexpert, author of 40 books, celebrity broadcaster and courageous Holocaust survivor, had died on Friday at the very great age of 96, a moment of sadness at her passing quickly gave way to a grin.It's impossible for me to think about this diminutive and delightful pioneer of sexual straight-talking without remembering both her twinkly personality and great humour. And the fact that, though she is now gone, her legacy and her wisdom are very much alive — and still relevant — today.Dishing out sex advice like 'good chicken soup', to quote Ruth Westheimer herself, was surely the key to her phenomenal success.
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