Multiple choice general knowledge Name the first colored woman to run for a public office in the US. Carol Moseley-Braun Ida B. Wells-Barnett Coretta Scott King Harriet Tubman Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation Ida B. Wells-Barnett ran for the Illinois State Senate in 1930, making her one of the first African American women to seek public office. She was a pioneering journalist and civil rights activist who fought against lynching and for women's suffrage.