Ida B. Wells

Education

This Week In Illinois History: Remembering Ida B. Wells (March 25, 1931)

Clint Cargile

On March 25, 1931, Illinois, and the nation, mourned the loss of suffragist and civil rights icon Ida B. Wells. But before she became a crusader for…
Illinois

Funds Available For Monument Honoring Ida B. Wells

Associated Press

Backers of a Chicago monument honoring suffragette and civil rights icon Ida B. Wells-Barnett say enough money has been raised and pledged to build the…