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   Feb 3, 2016 · In 1894, Ruffin and her daughter, Florida, founded the Woman’s Era — the first monthly journal ever published by and for African American women. They touted their publication as “the organ of the Woman’s Era Club,” but it was devoted to the interests of black women’s clubs, leagues and societies throughout the country as well.

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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin 1842 – 1924 “We are justified in believing that the success of this move-ment for equality of the sexes means more progress toward equality of the races.” Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin An activist, journalist, and publisher, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin is best known for establishing clubs for black women that ...

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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.

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   Feb 18, 2016 · In her twilight years, she resided at 223 West Springfield Street in Boston’s South End. She died on March 13, 1924. The Boston Globe eulogized the civil rights activist as “an active worker in a number of organizations for the benefit of the colored race.”. Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.

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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was born in Boston on August 31, 1842 to a white mother from England and a Black father from Martinique. Her father, a founder of the Boston Zion Church, owned a clothing business that made him a wealthy and well-known member of the community. Ruffin attended school in nearby Salem until the Boston schools integrated ...

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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 ...

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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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   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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   Shelf locator: Sc Photo Ruffin, Josephine St. Pierre Topics Ruffin, Josephine St. Pierre, 1842-1924 Genres Portraits Photographs Notes Content: Reproduction bears caption with typo of name; image is folded across the middle. Physical Description Extent: 12 x 11 cm. Description Quarter length portrait of civil rights leader and women's rights ...