Florynce “Flo” Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Introduction......Page 16
1 Political in the Sense That We Never Took Any Shit: Family and the Roots of Black Feminist Radicalism, 1916–1942......Page 25
2 Similarities of the Societal Position of Women and Negroes: Education and Protest in New York City, 1943–1948......Page 45
3 All Men and Flo: Struggling to Survive as an Attorney, 1948–1960......Page 63
4 The Fight Is One That Must Be Continued: In the Courtroom, in the Press, and in Political Organizations, 1961–1965......Page 86
5 Black Power May Be the Only Hope America Has: Black Power, Feminism, and the New Left, 1966–1967......Page 113
6 Absorbed Her Wisdom and Her Wit: Creating the Women’s Liberation Movement, 1967–1968......Page 152
7 I Was the Force of Them: Leading the Women’s Liberation Movement, 1968–1969......Page 167
8 Not to Rely Completely on the Courts: Black Feminist Leadership in the Reproductive Rights Battles, 1969–1971......Page 183
9 Form It! Call a Meeting!: Building a Black Feminist Movement, 1971–1980......Page 201
EPILOGUE: Until We Catch Up: The Struggle Continues......Page 230
Notes......Page 242
Bibliography......Page 288
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W......Page 327
Y......Page 328
A section of illustrations begins on page......Page 142