Truth-Telling: Frances Willard and Ida B. WellsMain MenuIntroductionHow to Use This ResourceTimelineEssential ContextInterpretive EssaysBibliography and Further ReadingAbout This Project / Contact UsCreditsFrances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2 Frances Willard House Museum and Archives Center for Women's History and Leadership 1730 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL 60201 info@franceswillardhouse.org
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1media/truthtelling-header.gif2018-11-08T20:11:07-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a23042521"We want the negro spoken of to his face just as frankly as he is spoken of behind his back."image_header2019-02-01T20:51:12-08:0006-23-1894Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2Newspapers in both Britain and the United States covered the dispute between Willard and Wells in the summer of 1894. Allies of each woman rose to their defense. Below are two contrasting reactions.
Miss Hood's Protest
Helen L. Hood was president of the Illinois state WCTU. Below, read her defense of Willard and her reputation.
Hot After Miss Willard
J.M. Townsend was president of the Anti-Lynching League. Below appears his critique of Willard's statements.
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1media/truthtelling-header.gif2018-11-08T21:49:18-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2Frances Willard and the "Race Problem"Frances Willard House Museum55"So far as I know, I have not an atom of race prejudice."timeline2019-02-13T19:09:03-08:0010-23-1890Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2
1media/truthtelling-header.gif2019-01-08T16:50:49-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2Ida B. Wells, Temperance, and "Race Progress"Frances Willard House Museum25"Intemperance is one of the strongest foes to intellectual, material, and moral advancement."plain2019-02-13T19:48:08-08:0004-1891Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2
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12019-01-10T20:42:14-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2"Miss Hood's Protest" 29plain2019-02-27T14:21:50-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2
12018-11-08T18:15:49-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2"Miss Hood's Protest" 36Defense of Willard written by Helen L. Hood, president of Illinois state WCTUplain2019-02-27T14:21:25-08:00June 23, 1894Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2
12018-11-08T18:14:30-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2"Miss Hood's Protest" 12Defense of Willard written by Helen L. Hood, president of Illinois state WCTUplain2019-01-10T20:38:21-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2
12019-01-10T21:03:21-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2"Hot After Miss Willard" 11plain2019-01-10T21:03:22-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2
12019-01-10T21:04:06-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2"Hot After Miss Willard" 21plain2019-01-10T21:04:06-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2
12019-01-10T21:04:50-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2"Hot After Miss Willard" 31plain2019-01-10T21:04:50-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2
12019-01-10T20:50:57-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2"Miss Hood's Protest" 41plain2019-01-10T20:50:58-08:00Frances Willard House Museum396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2
12018-11-08T18:15:49-08:00"Miss Hood's Protest" 36Defense of Willard written by Helen L. Hood, president of Illinois state WCTUplain2019-02-27T14:21:25-08:00June 23, 1894
12018-11-08T18:14:30-08:00"Miss Hood's Protest" 12Defense of Willard written by Helen L. Hood, president of Illinois state WCTUplain2019-01-10T20:38:21-08:00
