Ida B. Wells

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Wells was her biological sex. Ida B. Wells fought hard in

her effort to secure America as a safe environment for

Blacks, but she managed to accomplish a remarkable amount of

her efforts due to various gender and sex related assets

which were in her favor.

One advantage Ida B. Wells was fortunate to claim was

that gender relations in the Black community were very

favorable. Due to the strenuous labor male and female

African-Americans had to endure during slavery, neither sex

proclaimed its opposite inferior and, therefore, Ida B.

Wells was able to make huge leaps within the

African-American community. For instance, Wells was able to

become an outstanding journalist, become editor and co-owner

of a Black newspaper, and Black men did not object to her

leadership in these occupations. Black men respected and

honored her work in the advancement of African-Americans,

instead of envying a woman for accomplishing these essential

tasks before a male ...

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