Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Social activist, Organization founder
1842 – 1924
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Who was Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin?
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was an African-American publisher, journalist, civil rights leader, suffragist, and editor of Women’s Era, the first newspaper published by and for African-American women.
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- Born
- Aug 31, 1842
Boston - Spouses
- George Lewis Ruffin
(1858 - 1886)
- George Lewis Ruffin
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 13, 1924
Boston - Resting place
- Mount Auburn Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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