Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
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	George Lewis Ruffin ​ ​ (m. 1858; died 1886)​
Children	5, 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.