Activist Florynce Kennedy, 84, Dies
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Activist Florynce Kennedy, 84, Dies
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Photo and obituary article about Florynce Rae Kennedy, or Florynce Kennedy (1916-2000), a female African American lawyer and "a Kansas City native who fought for civil rights and feminism with trademark flair." Description of her life and career, graduating "from Lincoln High School, 211 Woodland Ave.," and moving to New York in 1942 and fighting "vigorously for abortion rights, represent[ing] Black Panthers and join[ing] Gloria Steinem on the lecture circuit."
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2000-12-24
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The Kansas City Star
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Page B2: "Kennedy was called 'the biggest, loudest and, indisputably, the rudest mouth on the battleground where feminist activists and radical politics join in mostly common cause' by 'People' magazine in 1974."
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Shelf Locator
Microfiche: Newspaper Clippings--Black People
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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