Ida B. Wells Barnett
(1862-1930)
Journalist, Social Activist

The bibliography found in Mildred Thompson's work provides many more citations to works by and about Wells.

Published Biographical Sources

Church, Roberta, and Ronald Walter. Nineteenth Century Memphis Families of Color, 1850-1900. Memphis: Murdock Printing Co., 1987.

Duster, Alfreda M., ed. Crusader for Justice, the Autobiography of Ida B. Wells. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1970.

Thompson, Mildred I. Ida B. Wells-Barnett: An Exploratory Study of an American Black Woman, 1893-1930. Black Women in the United States, vol. 15. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Carlson Publishing, 1990. Thompson provides an overview of Wells' life and accomplishments, followed by an excellent bibliography; selected essays by Wells are also included.

Wynn, Linda T. "Ida B. Wells Barnett (1862-1930)." In Notable Black American Women. Detroit: Gale Research, 1992.

Manuscript and Research Collections

Wells, Ida B. Papers. University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.



Return to:

  • Biographical Index to Tennessee Women
  • Women in Tennessee History: African-Americans
  • Women in Tennessee History: Social Reforms
    Ken Middleton kmiddlet@frank.mtsu.edu
    Todd Library, Middle Tennessee State University