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Ida B. Wells-Barnett, born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, six months before the Emancipation Proclamation, became a fearless anti-lynching crusader, suffragist, women's rights advocate, and journalist.
Read MoreFlorence Kelley (1859-1932) came from a wealthy Quaker and Unitarian family in Philadelphia, her parents both staunch abolitionists and advocates for women’s rights. All five of her sisters died in childhood, leaving her the lone girl in the family with two brothers. Click to learn more about the national leader for childrens’ and workers’ rights!
Read MoreEllen Gates Starr co-founded Hull-House with Jane Addams in 1889. She was influenced by her father, Caleb Starr, an abolitionist, supporter of collective farming, and an advocate for women's rights. Starr met Addams at Rockford Female Seminary. Due to her family’s lack of finances, Starr could not stay to complete her degree, but eagerly partnered with Addams to establish a settlement house in Chicago. Despite differences in background and temperament, Starr and Addams were lifelong friends, sharing a desire to find meaningful work.
Read MoreThe second of four sisters, Alice Hamilton (1869-1970) was raised in a privileged family in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The girls were educated at home by both parents in ancient and modern languages, literature, history, and religion. Alice then attended Miss Porter’s School in Connecticut.
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