Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin Biography

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NAME: Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist
BIRTH DATE: August 31, 1842
DEATH DATE: March 13, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH: Boston, Massachusetts
PLACE OF DEATH: Boston, Massachusetts
Maiden Name: Josephine St. Pierre
Full Name: Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

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Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was an American community leader and women's rights activist who focused particularly on issues affecting African-American women.

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Born on August 31, 1842 in Boston, Massachusetts, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was active in a number of social causes, including women's suffrage and the advancement of black women. In 1894, Ruffin and her daughter organized the Woman's Era Club, which Ruffin presided over for nearly a decade. In 1896, she became first vice president of the newly formed National Association of Colored Women, which was born when the National Federation of Afro-American Women and the Colored Women's League of Washington merged. Ruffin died on March 13, 1924, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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