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Florida Ruffin Ridley (born Florida Yates Ruffin; January 29, 1861 – February 25, 1943) was an African-American civil rights activist, suffragist, teacher, writer, and editor from Boston, Massachusetts.
The Florida Ruffin Ridley School, formerly known as the Coolidge Corner School and the Edward Devotion School or Devo, is a public K-8 school located at 345 Harvard Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States.
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Quick Facts. Significance: Educator, Activist, and Writer. Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts. Date of Birth: January 29, 1861. Place of Death: Toledo, Ohio. Date of Death: February 25, 1943. Place of Burial: Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cemetery Name: Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Feb 24, 2023 · Meet Florida Ruffin Ridley, an important Black Bostonian who worked, studied, played, and created within the landscapes on display in our featured exhibition, Building Blocks: Boston Stories from Urban Atlases.
Feb 26, 2018 · Florida Ruffin Ridley was a suffragist, journalist, anti-lynching activist — and a Boston Public School Teacher. Florida was born in Boston’s West End to prominent and politically active parents.
Jan 30, 2022 · Florida Ruffin Ridley was the daughter of one of the first Black judges in Massachusetts, George Ruffin, and Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, a suffragist, journalist, and prominent civil rights activist in Boston and nationally.
