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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Josephine_StJosephine St. Pierre Ruffin - Wikipedia

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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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   How did Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin fight for the causes she believed in? What made Women’s Era a unique publication? Why was it important for Black women? Why were clubs important to Black women’s activism, and how did Josephine shape this movement?

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   Aug 27, 2024 · Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (born Aug. 31, 1842, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died March 13, 1924, Boston) was an American community leader who was active in the women’s rights movement and particularly in organizing African American women around issues of civic and cultural development.

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5. thewestendmuseum.org › history › eraJosephine St. Pierre Ruffin and George ... - The West End Museum

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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin and George Ruffin were eminent African-American residents of the West End in the late nineteenth-century. Josephine’s newspaper, The Woman’s Era, was published from her home and instrumental to the founding of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) in 1896.

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   Mrs. Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Prominent Woman of Boston, Leader of the Club Movement Among Colored Women Collection. A new Negro for a new century: an accurate and up-to-date record of the upward struggles of the Negro race.

7. www.joankoster.com › josephine-st-pierre-ruffin-onJosephine St. Pierre Ruffin on Congenial Souls – Joan Koster

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   Aug 22, 2023 · Born in Boston, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842-1924) grew up in a family of fighters for justice, her father a leader in the Black community. So, it is not surprising that she devoted herself to bettering the standing and power of 19th century black women throughout her life.

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   Who was Josephine St Pierre Ruffin?

   • Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was an American community leader born on Aug. 31, 1842, in Boston, Mass., U.S. She was active in the women’s rights movement and particularly in organizing African American women around issues of civic and cultural development. (born Aug. 31, 1842, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died March 13, 1924, Boston)

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   Who was Josephine St Pierre?

   • Josephine St. Pierre was an American activist of mixed racial ancestry who acquired a limited education from schools in Salem and Boston. She was married at age 16 to George Lewis Ruffin, who later became Boston’s first African American municipal judge.

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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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   What was Elizabeth Ruffin's occupation?

   • Elizabeth Ruffin was not only a mother to children who all achieved professional success, but also an active participant in social causes, including woman suffrage and the advancement of black women. As a charter member of the Massachusetts School Suffrage Association, she was acquainted with Julia Ward Howe and other leaders of the women’s movement.

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   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was born in Boston and devoted her life to the rights of African-American women. She assisted in the formation of the American Woman Suffrage Association in 1869.