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Hear from author Michelle Duster about her great-grandmother Ida B. Wells’ lifelong fight for equality. Writer and activist Ida B. Wells was selected to appear on a new quarter as part of the 2025 American Women Quarters Program with the U.S. Mint.
Michelle Duster
January 2, 2025
Meredith Herndon
New Coin Celebrates the Living Legacy of Ida B. Wells
How Activism and International Women’s Year Fueled U.S. Efforts for Equality
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