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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: 1990 Black Heritage Series: Ida B. Wells Issue

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1990 to commemorate Ida B. Wells, one of the founders of the NAACP. With a short passage on her life and contributions to ending discrimination against women and African-Americans.
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Ohio State University

E History: Clash of Cultures: African American New Women

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the cultural and political experiences of African American women in 1920s America.
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Black Past

Black Past: Ain't I a Woman?

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains parts of the stirring speech, "Ain't I a Woman," given by Sojourner Truth at the Women's Rights convention in Akron, Ohio.