“I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. I had already determined to sell my life as dearly as possible if attacked. I felt if I could take one lyncher with me, this would even up the score a little bit 1.”

African-American women had been under the racism and sexism of their environment for centuries. However, Ida B. Wells was not only willing to sacrifice for this cause, but also to die for it.

Ida B. Wells passed away after a lifetime of crusading for justice, but not after her prolific actions reflected her attitude of “selling her life as dearly as possible.” She was one of the first African American women to run for public office in the United States, one of the first founders of the NAACP, and a respected journalist.

2) One of the themes that Giddings mentioned was the relationship between sexism and racism.

Because both are motivated by similar economic, social, and psychologi

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