Ida B. Wells-Barnett
By: Heidi Moore.
Series: American lives; American lives (Heinemann Library (Firm))
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931 -- Juvenile literature.; Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931.; African American women civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Journalists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Lynching -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Civil rights workers.; Journalists.; African Americans -- Biography.; Women -- Biography.; United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: A biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a former slave who became a journalist dedicated to equal rights, and who fought especially for women's right to vote and an end to lynching.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: Born into slavery; title: Childhood; title: Yellow fever; title: Learning and teaching; title: Unfair treatment; title: Princess of the press; title: Violence and anger; title: Power of the pen; title: Taking action; title: Life in Chicago; title: Working for suffrage; title: Later life; title: Remembering Wells-Barnett.