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Their children were Hubert, who became an attorney; Florida Ridley, a school principal and co-founder with her mother of the newspaper The Woman's Era; Stanley, an inventor; George, a musician; and Robert, who died in his first year of life.
She met and married George Lewis Ruffin in 1858 at the age of 16 and together they raised 4 children. During the Civil War Josephine helped to recruit African American soldiers for the 54th...
Jun 7, 2023 · At the young age of 15, she became the wife of George Lewis Ruffin, who was the first African-American graduate of Harvard Law School. Ruffin worked with white and black leaders, including Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Booker T. Washington.
At 16 years old, she married George Lewis Ruffin (1834–1886), who later became the first African American graduate from Harvard Law School, the first African American elected to the Boston City Council, and the first African American municipal judge.
Jan 19, 2007 · George Lewis Ruffin died on November 19, 1886 in Boston, Massachusetts leaving his widow, three sons and a daughter. In his honor, the George Lewis Ruffin Society was founded at Northeastern University in 1984 to support minorities studying in the Massachusetts criminal justice system.
She was sixteen when she and Ruffin married, and the couple would have five children, but Josephine Ruffin was just as active as her husband in the fight for justice and equality. During the Civil War , the couple helped recruit soldiers for the Union army.
Throughout their marriage, the Ruffins worked together supporting social causes. The couple moved to Liverpool, England, for six months and returned home on the eve of the Civil War. George and Josephine helped to recruit Blacks in the military and served on Boston’s Sanitary Commission.
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