Ruth

Accidentally finding herself at a high-society ball, the young beauty Ruth, an orphan and a milliner's apprentice, meets Henry Bellingham, a wealthy and spoiled aristocrat. Taking advantage of the girl's inexperience and naivety, Henry seduces her and then, having grown weary, coldly abandons her. Left without a job, means of livelihood, and support from those around her, Ruth discovers that she is pregnant. The young woman is resolutely determined to raise the child alone and make a worthy person out of him. Over time, her integrity, selflessness, and dedication force society to change its attitude towards her…