

Discovering New York Suffrage Stories
Meet diverse New York women who battled oppression and racism in their fight for the vote.
In New York State, the epicenter for reform in the mid 1800’s, the suffrage movement’s success depended on many women, but today, several of their stories are absent from history. Meet a few of the diverse suffragists in this NY Emmy-nominated documentary who tirelessly navigated issues of religious intolerance, sexism, politics, and racism as they fought for the vote and for women’s equality.
In New York State, the epicenter for reform in the mid 1800’s, the suffrage movement’s success depended on many women, but today, several of their stories are absent from history. Meet a few of the diverse suffragists in this NY Emmy-nominated documentary who tirelessly navigated issues of religious intolerance, sexism, politics, and racism as they fought for the vote and for women’s equality.
Discovering New York Suffrage Stories
Discovering New York Suffrage Stories
Meet diverse New York women who battled oppression and racism in their fight for the vote.
Discovering New York Suffrage Stories
Discovering New York Suffrage Stories
Learn about Hester Jeffrey's role in bringing black women to the conversation on equality.
Hester Jeffrey
Discovering New York Suffrage Stories
Learn about the key players in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, like Matilda Joslyn Gage.
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Discovering New York Suffrage Stories is a local public television program presented by WNED PBS.