Josephine Richards West (May 25, 1853 – April 23, 1933) was a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was a suffragist from Utah Territory. Josephine Richards was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, to Franklin D. Richards and Jane Snyder. In 1873 she married Joseph A. West; they resided in Ogden, Utah. West was a suffragist and twice served as a delegate from Utah Territory to women's suffrage conferences in Washington, D.C. West was the mother of Franklin L. West, a leader and educator in the LDS Church.