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2. www.youtube.com › watchIT’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH / Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin - YouTube

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   Born: August 31, 1842, Boston, MADied: March 13, 1924 (age 81 years), Boston, MAChildren: Florida Ruffin RidleySpouse: George Lewis Ruffin (m. 1858–1886)Pare...

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   Join Lovejoy Library as they celebrate Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin.

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   commemorating the African American month, the students of grade 2 and 3 bilingual of Benjamin Banneker Academy in East Orange, NJ spotlight Josephine Saint P...

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6. wams.nyhistory.org › josephine-st-pierre-ruffinLife Story: Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin - Women & the ...

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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin. Mrs. Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Prominent Woman of Boston, Leader of the Club Movement Among Colored Women, 1900. New York Public Library. Josephine St. Pierre was born on August 31, 1842 into a wealthy Boston family. Her mother was a white woman from England and her father was a Black man born on the Caribbean ...

7. www.historyinthemargins.com › 2020/05/29 › josephineJosephine St. Pierre Ruffin: Journalist, Abolitionist ...

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   May 29, 2020 · So, with a lineage and resume like this, why don’t we know about Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin? Josephine was an ardent suffragist, and I was happy to learn about her when I researched my book, Women Win the Vote! 19 for the 19th Amendment. Like many suffragists, Josephine came first to the abolition cause.

8. www.pbs.org › blackpress › news_biosJosephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842-1924) - PBS

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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin(1842-1924) journalist, civil rights leader. Ruffin was born August 31, 1842 into one of Boston's leading black families. In 1858, at the age of 15, she became the wife ...

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   Who was Josephine Ruffin?

   • Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842-1924) was a leader in New England and started and maintained clubs for African-American women. She was also a suffragist, fought slavery, recruited African-American soldiers to fight for the North in the Civil War, and edited a magazine. Inducted, 1995.

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   Who was Elizabeth Ruffin?

   • Ruffin was born August 31, 1842 into one of Boston's leading black families. In 1858, at the age of 15, she became the wife of George Lewis Ruffin, the first African American to graduate from Harvard Law School. During the Civil War Ruffin was involved in various civil rights causes, charity work, and the women's suffrage movement.

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   What did Elizabeth Ruffin do during the Civil War?

   • During the Civil War Ruffin was involved in various civil rights causes, charity work, and the women's suffrage movement. In 1879 she established the Boston Kansas Relief Association, a charity organization that provided food and clothing to black Bostonians who were migrating to Kansas.

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   How did Josephine raise money?

   • Josephine raised money for the Association with contributions from wealthy Bostonians. These funds were used to provide migrants with money, clothing, and other necessities.

   Life Story: Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin - Women & the American Story

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   What school did Josephine go to?

   • Josephine attended a private elementary school in Boston. Initially, her classmates’ parents did not know about her racial background and assumed she was white because of her light skin. When they discovered she was Black, they successfully pressured the school’s leaders to remove Josephine. Public schools in Boston were segregated at the time.

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   Why did Josephine stop fighting for Racial Justice?

   • Josephine did not stop fighting for racial justice after she stopped publishing her newspaper. In 1900, she tried to desegregate the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. She asked the federation to accept the Women’s Era Club and did not mention that most of its members were Black.

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10. www.encyclopedia.com › women › encyclopediasRuffin, Josephine St. Pierre (1842–1924) | Encyclopedia.com

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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 lawyer, legislator and judge), in 1858 (died 1886 ...