Quote by: Ida B. Wells

I had an instinctive feeling that the people who have little or no school training should have something coming into their homes weekly which dealt with their problems in a simple, helpful way... so I wrote in a plain, common-sense way on the things that concerned our people.


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Author Bio


  • NameIda B. Wells
  • DescriptionAfrican-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, early leader in the civil rights movement
  • BornJuly 16, 1862
  • DiedMarch 25, 1931
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist
  • AwardsNational Women's Hall Of Fame