Rochester's Rich History Series returns to the Rundel Auditorium on the 3rd floor of the Rundel Library Building with a program titled Tea with Mrs. Jeffrey by Robin Nowell.

Join us for an afternoon with Mrs. Jeffrey and learn more about her fascinating life as an advocate for the causes of education, suffrage, and equality. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, activist Hester C. Jeffrey moved to Rochester from Boston with her husband in 1891. Mrs. Jeffrey was heavily involved in efforts to erect a bronze statue of Frederick Douglass in Rochester and was tireless in her efforts to organize African American women, founding the Susan B. Anthony Club for Colored Women in 1902 and serving as its first president. She would go on to form the Hester C. Jeffrey Club, which raised money for young black women to take courses at the Mechanics Institute. A close friend and associate of Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. Jeffrey was chosen to deliver a eulogy at her funeral.

[source: Monroe County Library website, 2016-Jan-11]