Her Ruby Shoe Moment Ida B. Wells held a copy of her book, The Red Record, in her hands and had a sense of deep satisfaction. At about 100 pages, it was her biggest project ever. After months of research and writing, it was finally published in spring of 1895. The book was the first of its kind — it … Read More
Maggie Lena Walker
She was born on the estate where her mother had been enslaved and grew up in segregated Richmond as part of the first generation of African Americans born into freedom. She learned quickly that there could be no true freedom without economic independence and became the first woman to charter a bank, while also founding a newspaper and opening a general store. Transport yourself to her 1901 speech announcing these plans and hear the soaring words spoken by Maggie Lena Walker…