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“I had an instinctive feeling that the people who have little or no school training should have something coming into their homes weekly which dealt with their problems in a simple, helpful way... so I wrote in a plain, common-sense way on the things that concerned our people.” quote by Ida B. Wells
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“I had an instinctive feeling that the people who have little or no school training should have something coming into their homes weekly which dealt with their problems in a simple, helpful way... so I wrote in a plain, common-sense way on the things that concerned our people.”

Ida B. Wells

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

She believed that uneducated people needed a regular, simple publication addressing their everyday problems.

In simple terms: Provide easy, helpful information to those without formal schooling.

Key Takeaway

Create accessible, practical content for underserved audiences.

Themes

education accessibility community service

Mood

empathetic determined

Type

advocacy informational

When to use this quote

  • rural households
  • low‑literacy neighborhoods
  • community newsletters
  • social welfare programs

Key Concepts

public outreach plain language communication

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can modern technology improve such outreach?
  • What topics are most urgent for these audiences?
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