wˈɛlz wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ vˈoʊkəl ˈædvəkˌeɪt ʌvðə tˈiːtʃɪŋ ʌv ˌɛvəlˈuːʃən ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z ænd hˈɛlpt tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ fɹʌm bˈænɪŋ ɪɾ ɪnðə pˈʌblɪk skˈuːlz.
Wells was also a vocal advocate of the teaching of evolution in the 1920s and helped to prevent the legislature from banning it in the public schools.