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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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3. sites.uw.edu › 12 › 03Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin – First Wave Feminisms

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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 31, 1842. She was a woman who took on many roles; a civil rights activist, suffragist, and newspaper editor. Ruffin was best known for her career as one of the co-founders of the newspaper, The Woman’s Era, known for being the first newspaper started and run by African American...

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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was the youngest of six children. She was born to John St. Pierre and Elizabeth Matilda Menhenick. Her father was the son of a Frenchman with a mix of French, African, and Native American descent from the island of Martinique (Terborg-Penn, 2015). Her mother was a native from Cornwall, England. Her father was a clothing ...

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   Journalism created a platform for Ruffin to bridge the gap between white and black women’s suffrage through civil rights equality. In addition, she convinced upper class black women to aid lower class black women through moral and academic education. Essentially, Ruffin played a vital role in “every movement to emancipate black women” (Thornton, 20...

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   Ruffin’s motivations for spreading social justice never ceased, despite the gender and racial discrimination she encountered. Her main focus was not solely the right to vote for black women, but human rights and universal suffrage. The legacy of starting and maintaining African American women’s clubs and their integration into white women’s suffrag...

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   Alexander, W. H., Newby-Alexander, C. L., & Ford, C. H. (Eds.). (2008). Voices from within the veil : African Americans and the experience of democracy, Newcastle upon tyne:Cambridge Scholars Pub (pp. 300-310). Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com. Holden, T. B. (2005). “Earnest women can do anything”: The public career of Josephine St....

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

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   May 29, 2020 · Josephine traveled in Boston’s highest social circles. At age 16, she married George Ruffin, who went on to become the first African American man to graduate from Harvard Law School, the first elected to the Boston City Council, and the first appointed a municipal judge.

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

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   The story of the founder of the first newspaper for Black women and a leader in the Black women’s club movement. Mrs. Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Prominent Woman of Boston, Leader of the Club Movement Among Colored Women, 1900. New York Public Library.

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   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 of George Lewis Ruffin, the first...

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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin An activist, journalist, and publisher, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin is best known for establishing clubs for black women that advocated civil rights and suffrage. Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin W.E.B. DuBois described her as “an aristocrat-ic lady,” others praised her dignity and “stately” demeanor. Massachusetts

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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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   Why was St. Pierre Ruffin an important figure?

   • St. Pierre Ruffin remained a strong and influential force towards the end of her life. She laid the foundation for future female leaders and activists by working with women who were 20 years younger than she. Her efforts were not only focused on uplifting women of the present time, but also on paving the way for future generations.

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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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   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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   How did John Ruffin influence the status quo?

   • John Ruffin changed the status quo by becoming the first black club member of the American’s Women Suffrage Association (AWSA). This organization, founded by Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell, did not discriminate based on sex or race (Terborg-Penn, 2015).

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9. digitalcollections.nypl.org › items › bbeb8d5a-06a6Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin - NYPL Digital Collections

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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin portrait collection. Dates / Origin Date Created: 1900 - 1940 (Approximate) Library locations Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division Shelf locator: Sc Photo Ruffin, Josephine St. Pierre Topics Ruffin, Josephine St. Pierre, 1842-1924 Genres Portraits Photographs Notes