For every era of war, peace, and progress in this country and around the world, there are women who have been and will be working tirelessly to make their voices heard, and affect change. These women march, write, and speak to ensure a more open, just, and peaceful world.
For children who are growing up and learning what the women before them have accomplished, these true stories are sure to inspire.
In 1863, when Ida B. Wells was not yet two years old, the Emancipation Proclamation freed her from the bond of slavery. Blessed with a strong will, an eager mind, and a deep belief in America’s promise of “freedom and justice for all,” young Ida held her family together, defied society’s conventions, and used her position as a journalist to speak against injustice. But Ida’s greatest challenge arose after one of her friends was lynched. How could one headstrong young woman help free America from the looming “shadow of lawlessness”?
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