biography
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Ruffin, Josephine St Pierre
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| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1842–1924)
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| biography:
| Social activist and feminist, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Educated at public schools in Salem and Boston, she was instrumental in developing the African-American women's club movement. She organized the Women's Era Club (1874) and helped found the National Association of Colored Women (1896). |
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