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 /dʒɜːrnəˈlɪzəm/ · noun
- The activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast. Related: reporting, newswriting, news gathering, media.
- 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 /sʌfɹɪdʒ/ · noun
- The right to vote in public elections; the act of giving or having the right to vote. The support or advocacy of a particular cause or policy. Related: vote, election, ballot, plebiscite.
- 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 /ˈriːfɔːrmər/ · noun
- A person who reforms or advocates for reform, especially in a particular area such as politics or society. A piece of equipment used for reforming or reshaping something, especially a person's body. Related: reorganizer, renewer, renewal, renewal.
- 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, verb
- A machine used for printing or for applying pressure, or a person or organization that publishes newspapers, magazines, etc. To apply pressure to something, typically in order to flatten or shape it. Related: publisher, printer, publisher's office, newspaper.
- WRITER /ˈraɪtər/ · noun
- A person who writes books, articles, or stories for publication. A person who writes in a particular style or with a particular skill. Related: author, scribe, journalist, poet.
- 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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