Ida B. Wells

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Birth
July 16, 1862, Holly Springs, Mississippi
Death
March 25, 1931, Chicago, Illinois
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Ferdinand Barnett (Journalist and founder of The Chicago Conservator)

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Pulitzer Prize (Posthumous Special Citation, 2020)
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Investigative Journalist
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Rust College, Fisk University
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NAACP (co-founder)

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1913 Women's Suffrage Procession (March 3, 1913)

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*some sources say April 6, 1845

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