Florida Ruffin Ridley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Florida Ruffin Ridley

American civil rights activist, teacher, editor and writer

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1861

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1943

Profession: writer, teacher, suffragette, journalist, activist, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.