Ida B Wells Word Search
Free Ida B Wells word search. We picked 12 themed words — the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: JOURNALISM, ANTILYNCHING, CRUSADE, SUFFRAGE, EQUALITY, REFORMER, MEMPHIS, CHICAGO, FREEDOM, PRESS, WRITER, ACTIVIST.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Ida B Wells word list, defined
- JOURNALISM /ˈdʒɜːrməzɪn/ · noun
- The activity of collecting, writing, editing, and publishing news and other information about current events, especially in newspapers, magazines, television, radio, or online media. It also refers to the profession and practice of journalists. Related: reporting, newsmaking, reportage, news coverage.
- CRUSADE /kruːˈseɪd/ · noun (also verb)
- A crusade is a vigorous, sustained campaign in support of a social, political, religious, or moral cause. Historically, it refers to any of the medieval Christian military expeditions to recover the Holy Land from Muslim control. Related: campaign, drive, movement, cause.
- SUFFRAGE /ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/ · noun
- The right to vote in a political election. It may refer to the voting right generally or to the right of a particular group, such as women or a specified age group. Related: voting rights, franchise, electoral rights, the vote.
- EQUALITY /ɪˈkwɒlɪti/ · noun
- The state or quality of being equal; the condition of having the same value, status, rights, or measure as something or someone else. Related: parity, equivalence, evenness, uniformity.
- REFORMER /rɪˈfɔːrmər/ · noun
- A reformer is someone who works to change or improve an institution, system, or practice, especially when the existing arrangement is considered unjust, inefficient, or outdated. The term can also refer specifically to a historical figure who sought religious or political renewal. Related: reformist, advocate, activist, improver.
- FREEDOM /ˈfriːdəm/ · noun
- The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint; also the state of not being imprisoned, enslaved, or restricted. Related: liberty, independence, autonomy, emancipation.
- PRESS /prɛs/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a press is a machine for exerting pressure or shaping material, and also a newspaper or news organization that publishes news. As a verb, to press means to apply steady force to something, to urge someone firmly, or to publish material, especially in a newspaper. Related: push, shove, urge, insist.
- WRITER /ˈraɪtər/ · noun
- A person who writes, especially an author who produces books, articles, or other written work. The term can also refer more broadly to anyone who writes professionally, such as a journalist, copywriter, or speechwriter. Related: author, journalist, essayist, copywriter.
- ACTIVIST /ˈæktɪvɪst/ · noun
- A person who campaigns vigorously to bring about political, social, or environmental change, typically through organized public action. Related: campaigner, advocate, reformer, crusader.
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