# Ira Jeffries

> African-American author, playwright, and journalist (1932–2010)

**Wikidata**: [Q125417595](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125417595)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Jeffries)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ira-jeffries


## References

1. [Source](https://archives.nypl.org/scm/24255)
2. [Lesbian Herstory Archives](https://dcmny.org/do/60454f22-1607-46bb-8409-d172911335e3)
3. Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
4. [Source](https://dressingdykes.com/2022/01/20/the-lesbian-history-of-short-hair/)
5. [Source](https://www.wowcafe.org/griot/pressrelease.pdf)
6. Lesbian Herstory Archives
7. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
8. [Source](https://www.wbihistory.org/)
9. [Amsterdam News](https://www.nypl.org/research/collections/articles-databases/new-york-amsterdam-news-1922-2010)
10. [Source](https://moveablefest.com/cheryl-dunye-watermelon-woman/)
11. [Source](https://archives.nypl.org/scm/24255#overview)
12. [Feminist Studies. 2016](https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A476977860/AONE?u=nysl_oweb&sid=googleScholar&xid=f7942004)
13. [Source](https://fashionmagazine.com/flare/black-history-month-lgbtq/)
14. [Source](https://www2.archivists.org/groups/diverse-sexuality-and-gender-section/lavender-legacies-guide-united-states-new-york)
15. [Source](https://libcat.simmons.edu/Record/b1184233/TOC)
16. [Source](https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/collections/inthelife/episodes/502)
17. [Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture](https://archives.nypl.org/scm/24255)
18. [Source](https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.28046735)
19. [Source](https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.28046731)
20. [Source](https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.28046732)
21. [Source](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118125/)
22. [Source](https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98001355.html)
23. [Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division](https://archives.nypl.org/scm/24255)
24. [Source](https://themensemble.com/productions/guest-directors/)
25. Virtual International Authority File
26. [Source](https://www.wowcafe.org/griot/bios.html)
27. [Source](https://addressesproject.com/memory/cassandra-grant)
28. [Lesbian Herstory Archives](https://lhaexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/255)
29. [Lesbian Herstory Archives](https://lhaexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/190)
30. [Source](https://archives.nypl.org/scl/188096)
31. [Source](https://dcmny.org/do/069ca086-b543-4147-832a-55d1adf0e932?search_api_fulltext=Ira%20Jeffries)
32. [Source](https://infinitebody.blogspot.com/2010/07/playwright-ira-jeffries-passes.html)
33. [Source](https://archives.nypl.org/scm/24255#detailed)