Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born
Josephine St. Pierre

(1842-08-31)August 31, 1842
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 13, 1924(1924-03-13) (aged 81)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Burial placeMount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)Publisher, journalist, activist
Spouse
(m. 1858; died 1886)
Children5, including Florida Ruffin Ridley
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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