# Ida B. Wells (@ida-b-wells)

Ida B. Wells was an American investigative journalist, newspaper owner, educator, and civil-rights organizer. Her documented campaign against lynching challenged public lies used to excuse racial terror and made evidence central to political advocacy.

Wells also organized for Black political participation and women’s suffrage, often confronting racism within reform movements. Her career joined reporting, public speaking, institution-building, and community defense.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Ida B. Wells's public record._

## Topics

- [Journalism and Independent Publishing](/@ida-b-wells/journalism-and-independent-publishing.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Anti-Lynching Investigation](/@ida-b-wells/anti-lynching-investigation.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Suffrage and Black Women’s Organizing](/@ida-b-wells/suffrage-and-black-womens-organizing.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Legacy and Context](/@ida-b-wells/legacy-and-context.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Major Works](/@ida-b-wells/major-works.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Reporting Method](/@ida-b-wells/reporting-method.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-ida-wells
- blog: https://home.nps.gov/people/idabwells.htm
- blog: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/anedub/related.html

## Ask this twin

Reads need no token:

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "ida-b-wells", "question": "…"}`.