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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin died from kidney disease on March 13, 1924. Vocabulary elitist: Supporting the idea that the wealthy should be in charge of society.

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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (née St. Pierre; August 31, 1842 – March 13, 1924 [1]) was a publisher, journalist, civil rights leader, suffragist, abolitionist, and editor of the Woman's Era, the first national newspaper published by and for African American women.

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   Apr 29, 2022 · Death: 1924 (81-82) Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Place of Burial: 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Immediate Family: Daughter of John St. Pierre and Eliza Matilda St. Pierre. Wife of George Lewis Ruffin, Sr.

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   (1842–1924),African American women's rights activist and editor. As one of the most influential movers of the African American women's club movement that worked for racial uplift, the feminist Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was one of the first Americans publicly to address black women's unique role at the intersection of race and gender.

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   Ruffin, Josephine St. Pierre (1842–1924) African-American civic leader and reformer. Born Josephine St. Pierre in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 31, 1842; died in Boston on March 13, 1924; daughter of John St. Pierre (a clothing dealer) and Elizabeth (Menhenick) St. Pierre; educated at the Bowdoin School; married George Lewis Ruffin (a ...

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   Most known for her work as a suffragist and women’s rights activist, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin also supported the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. Her earliest public service dates to the Civil War, during which Ruffin recruited African American men for the 54th and 55th Massachusetts infantry regiments.

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   Who was Josephine St Pierre Ruffin?

   • Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was born into one of Boston’s leading families on August 31, 1842. St. Pierre’s mother was an English-born white woman and her father was from the island of Martinique, and founder of the Boston Zion Church.

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   Who was Josephine St Pierre?

   • The St. Pierre’s sent their young daughter to Salem where the schools were integrated due mainly to the work of John Lenox Remond. At age sixteen, Josephine St. Pierre married George Lewis Ruffin, a barber who later became the first African American to graduate from Harvard Law School.

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   What did St Pierre Ruffin do during the Civil War?

   • During the Civil War, the Ruffins were involved in various charity works and civil rights causes. St. Pierre Ruffin was involved in the women’s suffrage movement and worked with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. From 1890 through 1897, St. Pierre Ruffin edited Women’s Era, the first newspaper published by and for African American women.

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   Who was Josephine St Pierre's husband?

   • At age sixteen, Josephine St. Pierre married George Lewis Ruffin, a barber who later became the first African American to graduate from Harvard Law School. Later, he was on the Boston City Council, in the state legislature, and the first black municipal judge in Boston.

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   When did Josephine Ruffin become a member?

   • Josephine Ruffin became its first black member when she joined in the mid-1890s. Ruffin founded the first black woman's newspaper, The Woman's Era. She also wrote for the black weekly paper, The Courant, and became a member of the New England Woman's Press Association.

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   Who was George Lewis Ruffin?

   • 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.

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   Jan 18, 2007 · Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin died in Boston on March 13, 1924. Subjects: African American History, People. Terms: Gender - Women, Civil Rights - NAACP, 19th Century (1800-1899), United States - New York, United States - Massachusetts, Political Activist-Women's Rights. Donate. Do you find this information helpful?