Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
American publisher, journalist, African American civil rights leader, suffragist, and editor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Born | Josephine St. Pierre (1842-08-31)August 31, 1842 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | March 13, 1924(1924-03-13) (aged 81) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Burial place | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Publisher, journalist, activist |
Spouse | |
Children | 5, including Florida Ruffin Ridley |
Parent(s) | John St. Pierre Elizabeth Matilda Menhenick |
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