![]() Show More But Kennedy’s political advocacy extended beyond the classroom.ĭuring her life, Kennedy advocated on behalf of sex workers 9 9.Kennedy, supra note 1, at 5–6 (contending that “a government that cannot provide full employment for women who don’t have degrees, and even those who do, has a pretty big nerve making the most lucrative occupation a crime”). 8 8.See Serena Mayeri, Reasoning from Race: Feminism, Law, and the Civil Rights Revolution 9 (2011) (noting that Kennedy’s work “reflected and anticipated a flowering of social science scholarship in the 1940s and 1950s that analogized ‘women’ to ‘Negroes’”). ![]() Show More This piece marked an early example of intersectional theory. Show More As an undergraduate, Kennedy wrote an essay in which she argued that “he similarities of the societal positions of women and Negroes are fundamental rather than superficial.” 7 7.Kennedy, supra note 1, at 120. 78, 100 (2019) (observing that “Kennedy ultimately became one of the first African American female graduates of Columbia Law”). 6 6.See Kennedy, supra note 1, at 39 Elizabeth Sepper & Deborah Dinner, Sex in Public, 129 Yale L.J. Show More Kennedy made waves as both an undergraduate and law student at Columbia University, where she was one of the first Black women to receive a law degree. Show Moreīorn in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 11, 1916, 5 5.See id. Indeed, she reportedly remarked that “if you’re not living on the edge, then you’re taking up space.” 4 4.Douglas Martin, Flo Kennedy, Feminist, Civil Rights Advocate and Flamboyant Gadfly, Is Dead at 84, N.Y. Show More Though many might find this practice uncomfortable, Kennedy relished her work. She believed that only through “unifying in struggle” could marginalized people achieve liberation. Show More In this way, Kennedy united social movements with divergent agendas. ![]() Contemporaries recognized Kennedy as “an outspoken activist for the rights of African Americans, women, sex workers, and members of the LGBT community.” 2 2.The Modern African American Political Thought Reader: From David Walker to Barack Obama 316 (Angela Jones ed., 2013). Show More This attitude guided radical Black feminist Florynce “Flo” Kennedy’s life and advocacy. ![]() “ever . . . take any shit from anyone.” 1 1.Flo Kennedy, Color Me Flo: My Hard Life and Good Times 27 (1976). I would like to thank the editors of the Virginia Law Review for their helpful editing assistance Anna Cecile Pepper for her thoughtful comments throughout the revision process AD, TF, HK, AL, and MR for their feedback and encouragement and my family for their steadfast support. Candidate 2021, University of Virginia School of Law. ![]()
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