This excerpt is from the preface to an 1892 book. If this work can contribute in any way [to] ... arouse the conscience of the American people to a demand for justice to every citizen, and punishment by law for the lawless, I shall feel I have done my race a service. Ida B. Wells What was the significance of the work done by the reformer quoted above? It brought attention to the need for direct primary elections. It was a step toward winning federal legal protection for minorities. . It captured widespread support for women's social equality. It mobilized other reformers to unite in the effort to end child labor.