Carolina Snaps
The Pollitzer Sisters
Season 4 Episode 4 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
The sisters played a crucial role in securing education and voting rights for women.
The Pollitzer sisters, born between 1881-1894 into a wealthy Jewish family in Charleston, South Carolina, played a crucial role in securing education and voting rights for women in the state. Despite their community's initial resistance to suffrage, the sisters were dedicated to reform on various levels and were active in the National Women’s Party.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
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Carolina Snaps
The Pollitzer Sisters
Season 4 Episode 4 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
The Pollitzer sisters, born between 1881-1894 into a wealthy Jewish family in Charleston, South Carolina, played a crucial role in securing education and voting rights for women in the state. Despite their community's initial resistance to suffrage, the sisters were dedicated to reform on various levels and were active in the National Women’s Party.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipWith the help of these sisters, the women of South Carolina gained the same access to education and voting as their male peers.
The Pollitzer sisters, all born between 1881 and 1894 were from a wealthy Jewish family residing in Charleston, South Carolina.
Although the Jewish community was not supportive of women's suffrage at the time, the Pollitzer sisters were passionate about reformation on local, state and federal levels.
All three daughters were very in in the National Woman's Party.
The eldest daughter, Carrie, was active in her community and was a charter member for the Charleston Equal Suffrage League.
She was also one of the lead drivers in advocating for women's admission at the College of Charleston.
The second eldest, Mabel, advocated for nutritious school lunches, founded honor societies for her students, and established the Charleston County Free Library The youngest sister, Anita, held offices in the National Women's Party and she represented South Carolina at the International Feminist Conference in Paris in 1926.
With their combined efforts, the Pollitzer sisters were a force to be reckoned with.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
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