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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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A civil rights advocate, suffragist, clubwoman, and newspaper publisher, Boston’s Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin is best known for founding the Woman’s Era Club, publishing the The Women’s Era newspaper, and convening the first-ever National Conference of Colored Women in 1895.
It was the first Black women’s organization in Boston. The club discussed topics like politics and literature, provided scholarships to Black women, and helped Boston’s Black residents live better. Josephine was the president of the Woman’s Era Club until 1903.
Jan 18, 2007 · St. Pierre Ruffin was involved in the women’s suffrage movement and worked with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. From 1890 through 1897, St. Pierre Ruffin edited Women’s Era, the first newspaper published by and for African American women.
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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.
