 For a ten-year span, 1952–1962, Ruhtenberg served as the Colorado Coordinator for the Vigilante Women for the Bricker Amendment.During this time period she was also the joint-chairwoman of the Colorado Committee for the Liberty Amendment.While in Colorado she also served as a member of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Colorado Springs Opera Association, and board member of the Pioneer Museum, and many other civic and social organizations.