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Ida B. Wells
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Wells, c. 1893
Born
Ida Bell Wells

(1862-07-16)July 16, 1862
Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
Died March 25, 1931(1931-03-25) (aged 68)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education

Freedman's School
Shaw University

Rust College

Fisk University
Occupation Civil rights and women's rights activist, teacher, local paper editor
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Ferdinand L. Barnett
Parent(s) James Wells and Elizabeth "Izzy Bell" Warrenton

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931), more commonly known as Ida B. Wells, was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, feminist, Georgist, and an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.

Images for kids

  • Ferdinand Lee Barnett

    Photo of Ferdinand Lee Barnett, Wells' husband, from 1900.

  • Ida B Wells with her children, 1909

    Ida B Wells with her four children, 1909

  • Cover Southern horrors

    Cover of Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases

  • 20070601 Wells House (2)

    Ida B. Wells-Barnett House is a Chicago landmark and National Historic Landmark.


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