Ida B. Wells was an American civil rights activist, journalist, and suffragist who was born in 1862. She is best known for her work in the anti-lynching movement and for her role in the women's suffrage movement. She was a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and was instrumental in organizing the first suffrage parade in Washington, D.C. in 1913. Her work as a suffragist helped to bring attention to the cause of women's rights and she was a major influence on the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote.