Florynce "Flo" Kennedy
The Life of a Black Feminist Radical
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19981974 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sherie M Randolph (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 313 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-05 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Florynce "Flo" Kennedy (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of North Carolina Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469623917.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4233580878 |
| ISBN | 9781469623917 |
| Open Library | OL27195428M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This book examines the activism and theories of the black feminist lawyer Florynce "Flo" Kennedy (1916–2000) by focusing specifically on her influence on the Black Power and feminist movements. 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. This book narrates Kennedy’s progressive upbringing, her path breaking 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, William Kunstler, Betty Friedan, and Shirley Chisholm. Making use of an extensive and previously uncollected archive, Randolph demonstrates profound connections within the histories of the new left, civil rights, Black Power, and feminism, showing that black feminism was pivotal in shaping postwar U.S. liberation movements
Black feminism · Civil rights · Feminism · Liberation movement · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Racism · Sociology · White (mutation) · Gender Studies · Law · Race, History, and American Society · African American feminists · African american lawyers · African American radicals · African American women lawyers · African americans · biography · Feminists · Florynce Kennedy (1916-2000) · Radicals
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2021 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |