RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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she started the suffrage movement in the 1900’s
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she led the first march for the Temperance Movement
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She started the first Kindergarten to educate minority children while their parents worked
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -African-American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She also fought for woman suffrage.
Detailed explanation-2: -Three years later, she bought a share in the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight and was appointed its editor. She was the first female co-owner and editor of a Black newspaper in the US. She began writing articles and editorials under the name “Iola.” The major turning point in Ida’s life came in 1892.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ida B. Wells (full name: Ida Bell Wells-Barnett) (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Detailed explanation-4: -Wells, who was born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1862, was a prolific investigative journalist and suffragist who campaigned tirelessly for anti-lynching legislation. Her activism began in 1884, when she refused to give up her train car seat, leading to a successful lawsuit against the train company.