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Randolph, Sherie M.
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Kennedy, Florynce, 1916-2000.
Feminists, Black -- United States -- Biography.
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Women radicals -- United States -- Biography.
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Randolph, Sherie M.
Kennedy, Florynce, 1916-2000.
Feminists, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Feminists -- United States -- Biography
Women radicals -- United States -- Biography.
Radicals, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Radicals -- United States -- Biography.
Civil rights workers, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Women lawyers, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Lawyers, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Blacks -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Florynce
"Flo"
Kennedy
: the life of a black feminist radical / Sherie M. Randolph.
by
Randolph, Sherie M.
The University of North Carolina Press, c2015.
Call #:
323.092 K35r
Subjects
Kennedy
,
Florynce
,
1916-2000
.
Feminists, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Feminists -- United States -- Biography
Women radicals -- United States -- Biography.
Radicals, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Radicals -- United States -- Biography.
Civil rights workers, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Women lawyers, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Lawyers, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Blacks -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Series
Gender & American culture.
ISBN:
9781469623917 (hc.)
1469623919 (hc.)
Description:
xi, 313 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Political in the sense that we never took any shit : family and the roots of black feminist radicalism, 1916-1942 -- Similarities of the societal position of women and Negroes : education and protest in New York City, 1943-1948 -- All men and Flo: struggling to survive as an attorney, 1948-1960 -- The fight is one that must be continued : in the courtroom, in the press, and in political organizations, 1961-1965 -- Black power may be the only hope America has : black power, feminism, and the new left, 1966-1967 -- Absorbed her wisdom and her wit : creating the women's liberation movement, 1967-1968 -- I was the force of them : leading the women's liberation movement, 1968 -- Not to rely completely on the courts : black feminist leadership in the reproductive rights battles, 1969-1971 -- Form it! call a meeting! : building a black feminist movement, 1971-1980 -- Epilogue: until we catch up : the struggle continues.
Summary:
Often photographed in a cowboy hat with her middle finger held defiantly in the air,
Florynce
"Flo"
Kennedy
(
1916-2000
) left a vibrant legacy as a leader of the Black Power and feminist movements. The life and political influence of this strikingly bold and controversial radical activist. Rather than simply reacting to the predominantly white feminist movement,
Kennedy
brought the lessons of Black Power to white feminism and built bridges in the struggles against racism and sexism.
Kennedy
's progressive upbringing, her pathbreaking graduation from Columbia Law School, and her long career as a media-savvy activist, showing how
Kennedy
rose to founding roles in organizations such as the National Black Feminist Organization and the National Organization for Women, allying herself with both white and black activists such as Adam Clayton Powell, H. Rap Brown, Betty Friedan, and Shirley Chisholm. --Publisher's description.
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