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feb 1, 1895 - Ferdinand Barnett

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In 1895, Wells-Barnett married famed African American lawyer Ferdinand Barnett, who was also the editor of a Black newspaper called the Chicago Conservator, the city's first Black newspaper. Together, the couple had four children. Throughout her career Wells-Barnett, balanced motherhood with her activism.

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feb 1, 1895
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~ 131 years ago