WXXI Documentaries
Crucible of Freedom
Special | 26m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony launched a woman's rights movement
In the middle of the 19th century, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony launched a woman's rights movement that was to change the world. This documentary describes how the interplay of events of the time - evangelical Christianity, the anti-slavery movement and even the opening of the Erie Canal - gave rise to the women's movement.
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WXXI Documentaries is a local public television program presented by WXXI
WXXI Documentaries
Crucible of Freedom
Special | 26m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
In the middle of the 19th century, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony launched a woman's rights movement that was to change the world. This documentary describes how the interplay of events of the time - evangelical Christianity, the anti-slavery movement and even the opening of the Erie Canal - gave rise to the women's movement.
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