VIRGINIA BROOKSVirginia Brooks (1886-1929) was an American social and political reformist and suffragette. During the 1910s, she spent a lot of time in Chicago working with various political reforming groups and supporting women in prostitution, which earnt her thenickname the 'Joan of Arc of West Hammond'. She wrote two books: 'Little Lost Sister' (1914) and 'My Battles with Vice' (1915). She also had a close working relationship with the Civil Rights Movement leader Ida B. Wells. Read More Read Less