This Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at a special series of quarters honoring notable American women. This is the ...

Wells-Barnett American Women Quarters coin issued by the U.S. Mint. The book, “Ida B The Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Ida B. Wells,” has just been released by Michelle Duster, Wells ...

The life story of Ida B. Wells (later Wells-Barnett) will help people feel that one person can make a difference. The quarter with her image will remind all about how far we have come as a country ...

Dr. Amy Gais is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Comparative Literature and Thought at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of The Coerced Conscience (Cambridge ...

Journalist and activist Ida B. Wells rose to national attention with her anti-lynching campaign, and spent the rest of her life fighting for the rights of Black Americans and women. Wells was born ...

Ida B. Wells, a leader in the civil rights movement ... Association of Colored Women in 1896 and the NAACP in 1909. After a life filled with impactful writing and activism, Wells died in Chicago ...

“Ida B. Wells demonstrated resilience throughout her life, while in the face of constant adversity in her pursuit for justice and equality,” said one of the students. “I think that’s ...

While willing to sacrifice her own life for the cause ... down South. Read More: I'm Ida B. Wells's Great-Granddaughter, and ...