Ida V. Wells
Ida V. Wells was an American lawyer.
Early life
Ida V. Wells was born in Greenfield, Missouri, the daughter of Dr. Harry T. Wells (b. 1853) and Ella B. Wells (b. 1856). [1]
Career
Ida V. Wells was a lawyer and Deputy City Prosecutor. For two years she was Assistant State Inheritance Tax Attorney. [1]
She was the director of the Women Lawyers' Association. She was president of the Professional Women's Club. [1]
She was a member of the Women Lawyers' Club, Republican Study Club, Soroptimist Club, State and County Bar Association, Women's Political League. [1]
Personal life
Ida V. Wells moved to California in 1908 and lived at 1744 West 24th St., Los Angeles, California. [1]
References
- Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 93. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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