The Resume

(July 16, 1862-March 25, 1931)
Born in Holy Springs, Mississippi
Full name is Ida Bell Wells-Barnett
Civil rights activist, journalist and sociologist

Why she might be annoying:

Her case in a lower court was overturned by the Tennessee Supreme Court despite a lower court ruling in her favor.
She filed a libel suit against two black attorneys in 1893.
SHe was not invited to The National Association of Colored Women's club meeting in Chicago.
She had some disagreements with Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was a crusader against racism, intolerance, imperialism and corruption.
She stood for what she believed in.
She refused to give up her seat on a segregated train.
She predated Rosa Parks's debacle by 71 years.
She survived death threats and robberies against her.
Frederick Douglass and Wells protested against the 1893 World Columbian Exposition's views on race.
A postage stamp was dedicated in her honor (1990).

Credit: Birdienest81

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Birdienest81's Profiles [Series 03]
• Black Heritage Commemorative Stamp Series (Ranked: 1990)
• Black Women Loved by Whites
• Civil Rights Activists
• Ebony Magazine's 10 Most Unforgettable Black Women [1990]
• Ebony Magazine's 100 Most Fascinating Black Women of the 20th Century [March 1999]
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• I am from Chicago
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [U-Z]
• I Died in 1931 (Ranked: 68)
• I Write Bildungsroman
• I'm Buried at Oak Woods Cemetery [Chicago]
• In Town for The World's Fair at the Columbian Exposition [1893-Chicago]
• National Women's Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1988)
• Profiles 25001-25250 (Ranked: 25049)
• Time’s 100 Women of the Year [1920-2020] (Ranked: 1920)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 52 Votes: 51.92% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 34 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 43 Votes: 65.12% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 62.16% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 57 Votes: 42.11% Annoying