Photograph of Ida B. Wells, circa 1893 by Sallie E. Garrity. National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC. Public domain. Through her use of pamphlets to spread information, Ida B. Wells paved the way for her successors to fight for justice. Ida B. Wells was a prominent anti-lynching activist, editor, journalist and researcher who worked to highlight … Continue reading Sketching Her Life in Pamphlets: a Bibliography of Ida B. Wells
Photograph of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, circa 1902. Public domain, via New York Public Library. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper posited her own interpretation of the Bible as a means of achieving freedom for African American people. During the reconstruction era, many African American people looked towards religion for guidance. The creation of independently-owned African American … Continue reading Reclaiming Religion: Biblical Imagery in Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s Poetry
Cover of "A Lecture on Constitutional Equality," a speech delivered by Victoria Woodhull. Journeymen Printers' Co-operative Association, 1871. Image via The Library of Congress. Public domain. In 1871, leader of the American suffragist movement, Victoria Woodhull, delivered her "Lecture on Constitutional Equality" at Lincoln Hall, Washington D.C. In her speech, she argues for women's rights … Continue reading A Lecture on Constitutional Equality
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