# Ruby Duncan

> Ruby Duncan was an American advocate for low-income families and welfare rights in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was the co-founder of the organization Operation Life and president of the Clark County Welfare Rights Organization. In the 1970s Duncan and 'Westside mother' activists "organised a protest that shut down Caesars Palace in Las Vegas". She also made "Nevada history" by bringing the federal food stamp program to the state.

*American welfare rights activist and organizer for the poor in Las Vegas, Nevada*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ruby-duncan

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1932-06-07
- **Died:** 2026-04-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Ruby Duncan was an American advocate for low-income families and welfare rights in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was the co-founder of the organization Operation Life and president of the Clark County Welfare Rights Organization. In the 1970s Duncan and 'Westside mother' activists "organised a protest that shut down Caesars Palace in Las Vegas". She also made "Nevada history" by bringing the federal food stamp program to the state.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 8.2 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 29.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ruby Duncan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Duncan)
- [Ruby Duncan](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Duncan)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19957642)

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