Partner Ruth Ellis
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"Babe" Franklin (November 25, 1909 - December 12, 1973) was a native of Springfield, Illinois. Franklin co-operated Ellis and Franklin Printing with her longtime partner
Ruth Ellis, with whom she also co-hosted house parties that added vitality to Detroit’s black LGBTQ life in the 1940s and ‘50s.
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