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"This is the diary of Ida B. Wells, a black woman famous for her anti-lynching activism during the early 20th century. The journal covers Ida's days as a young schoolteacher and part-time journalist in Memphis between 1885 and 1887. She muses over such diverse topics as politics, religion, and career, along with personal matters including family, finances, and her many suitors. The diary provides a detailed picture of what it was like to be a young, single, educated black woman at the end of the nineteenth century."
Judy Berman, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Political/social rights fight
Yes
Plotlet:
- minorities fighting for rights
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- Black
If this is a culture clash:
- minority culture living in majority area
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
ethnic of society (outside)
- American (south)
Period of greatest activity?
- 1900+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- Black
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other people
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
City?
Yes
Century:
- 19th century
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- race
- love/sex
- religion
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 51-75% of book
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