Florida Ruffin Ridley (January 29, 1861 – February 25, 1943) was an African-American civil rights activist, suffragist, teacher, writer, and editor from Boston, Massachusetts. She was one of the first black public schoolteachers in Boston, and edited the Woman's Era, the country's first newspaper published by and for African-American women.
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29 January 1861 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Died |
25 February 1943 (aged 82) Toledo, Ohio, United States
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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