Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Suffragette and Social Activist

By Naomi E. Jones

Book Overview

Ida B. Wells-Barnett began her career at sixteen as a teacher and went on to become a lecturer, investigative journalist, and advocate for social justice. As the first journalist to research and document lynching, she battled racial injustice through her writing and public speaking. She was also a women's rights activist who helped organize women's clubs to work toward suffrage and urban reform. Through historical photographs, educational sidebars, and compelling writing, this biography discusses Wells-Barnett's most significant works and her contributions to civil rights and women's suffrage, along with the major events in her life that shaped her work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502645602
• ISBN13: 9781502645609
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12