Memorial of the I.B.W. Women's Club of Chicago to President McKinley
1898
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Ida B. Wells sent this typewritten four-page letter to President William B. McKinley. Wells-Barnett appeals on behalf of the Ida B. Well’s Women’s Club of Chicago, Illinois, for the President to apprehend and punish those responsible for the shooting. They seek support for the widow and children stating that "the nation owes that family the support and maintenance of which they were deprived by that brutal mob, in so far as money can requite their loss, these helpless ones should be indemnified." She believes that their request for the family’s compensation will "not be in vain."
The President later forwarded the document and the cover letter to the Department of Justice for further action.
The President later forwarded the document and the cover letter to the Department of Justice for further action.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Justice.
National Archives Identifier: 12409355
Full Citation: Memorial of the I.B.W. Women's Club of Chicago to President McKinley; 1898; Case File 3463/98: February 1898 - February 1899; Year Files, 1884 - 1903; General Records of the Department of Justice, Record Group 60; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/memorial-ibw-womans, March 28, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.