Hester Jeffrey

Clip | 5m 19s | Video has closed captioning.

This segment examines the differences between white and black women during this time. While white women focused exclusively on suffrage, black women had the intersection of race and sex to juggle. In response, Jeffrey established women’s clubs in Rochester. Later she befriended Anthony, who believed that Southern states would not support their cause if black women were involved in an obvious way.

Aired: 02/01/21

Rating: NR

Problems Playing Video? | Closed Captioning

Discovering New York Suffrage Stories is a local public television program presented by WNED PBS.

Major support for Discovering New York Suffrage Stories was provided by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor and by the Susan Howarth Foundation and KeyBank in …

Major support for Discovering New York Suffrage Stories was provided by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor and by the Susan Howarth Foundation and KeyBank in partnership with First Niagara Foundation. With additional funding from the Fred L. Emerson Foundation and Humanities New York.

2023-03-22T20:00:00-04:00	Nature: Born in the Rockies: First Steps
2023-03-22T21:00:00-04:00	NOVA: Ancient Maya Metropolis
2023-03-22T22:00:00-04:00	Secrets of the Dead: Magellan's Crossing
2023-03-22T23:00:00-04:00	Amanpour and Company

Hester Jeffrey

More History Shows