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1. www.nps.gov › people › josephine-st-pierre-ruffinJosephine St. Pierre Ruffin - U.S. National Park Service

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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin particularly encouraged suffrage in Boston’s African American communities. With the MWSA, Ruffin led an organized effort in 1885 to reach out to men and women in the Beacon Hill and West End neighborhoods, which were home to Boston’s African American community. In the months leading to the election, Ruffin helped ...

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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.

4. educatingfordemocracy.education.virginia.eduJOSEPHINE ST. PIERRE RUFFIN

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   Background Information. Born: August 31, 1842; Died: March 13, 1924. St. Pierre was born the youngest of six children and raised in Boston, Massachusetts.1 Her father was the founder of the Boston Zion Church, and her family was one of Boston’s leading families at the time.2 Despite living in Boston, she attended public school in Salem, as ...

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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 ...

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   Parent (s) John St. Pierre. Elizabeth Matilda Menhenick. 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.

7. www.afrometrics.org › africana-religious-studies-seriesProfiles in Africana Religion – Part 28: Josephine St. Pierre ...

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   Through the many clubs that were formed during this era, Black women attacked issues of racism, sexism, poverty, education, economics and socio-political empowerment simultaneously. One of the most important figures in this movement is Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, a woman who had her finger on the pulse of postbellum American society.

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   Who was Josephine St Pierre Ruffin?

   • Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842-1924) was a leader in New England who 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.

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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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   Why did Josephine Ruffin support the black clubwomen's movement?

   • In addition to laying the foundation for the Black clubwomen's movement, Josephine Ruffin supported the local suffrage movement. While women’s suffrage was not the only cause that caught Ruffin’s eye, she undoubtedly saw suffrage as a step towards greater equality.

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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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   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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   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.

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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.