Michelle Duster — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Author of "Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth" (2022), selected as a 2023 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award winner.
Author of "Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells" (2021).
Writer, Speaker, and Project Manager at MLD Writes since 2008.
Taught Business Writing at Columbia College Chicago since 2015 and tutored writing at Wilbur Wright College since 2016.
Co-edited "IMPACT: Personal Portraits of Activism" and "SHIFTS: An Anthology of Women's Growth Through Change."
Earned a B.A. in Psychology from Dartmouth College and an M.A. in Media Studies from The New School.

Biography

Michelle Duster is an American author, public historian, and professor, widely recognized for her dedicated efforts to preserve the legacy of her paternal great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells. She has written, edited, or contributed to over 20 books, including "Ida B.

Wells, Voice of Truth," released in January 2022, which received the 2023 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award. Her book, "Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B.

Wells," was published in January 2021.