FAQ About Ida B. Wells

Although Ida B. Wells was not recognized with traditional awards during her lifetime, her contributions have been posthumously honored in many ways. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Women’s Hall of Fame. In 2020, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching.