Florynce “Flo” Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical
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.
“My main message is that we have a pathologically, institutionally racist, sexist, classist society. And that niggerizing techniques that are used don’t only damage black people, but they also damage women, gay people, ex-prison inmates, prostitutes, children, old people, handicapped people, native Americans. And that if we can begin to analyze the pathology of oppression… we would learn a lot about how to deal with it.”~~~~Flo.
I knew nothing about this woman. Which is shameful. She was an amazing woman! A lawyer who fought to attend law school (because she was FEMALE) she fought for rights for all people. Her contributions to feminism, civil rights, abortion rights, her political activism, all just amazing. Plus she did it her way, much to be admired for there. People magazine in the 1970s said “The biggest, loudest and, indisputably, the rudest mouth on the battleground.” When speaking about her. She loved the use of her middle finger, she was extremely crass and she got stuff done. Extremely ambitious and intelligent.
This book reads like a textbook, however stick with it! The information is so very good and incredibly interesting! It should be required reading in social justice and history classes. She is not given nearly enough credit for the work she accomplished.
TIME Magazine
I got the HAT issue! I wanted to keep this to show my youngest child and grandchild what I did in the Woman’s March and why.
Feminism Opposing Viewpoints
Each title in the highly acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints series explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format; the viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find publications.; This addition to the popular Opposing Viewpoints series discusses issues related to feminism. Through a balanced collection of articles from a variety of sources, the title explores the state of feminism in the 21st century.
This was a good study guide type read. It’s always healthy to read opposing views, if only to sharpen your own belief and try to glean knowledge into another persons viewpoint. This was a so-so read for me. It had useful information. I just thought it would be a little more in-depth.
Woman’s Rights in the United States: A Documentary History
The 125 historical documents in this unique volume bring to life the triumphs, disappointments, and enduring contributions of women’s struggle for equal rights in America. This work also reveals often-surprising sources of opposition, such as Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. Supreme Court. Organized into five chronological periods, the documents provide a flavor for the time period in which they were written. Each period and each document is preceded by an explanatory introduction that puts it in historical context. A chronology of significant dates in the history of American women’s rights, a topically organized bibliography, and a list of women’s organizations for further information completes the work.
This IS an actual textbook that I rescued from a library weed at the local high school. I’m going to go with the belief that they replaced it with a new copy. It is an amazing resource that I am sure I will return to often.
Woman’s Issues The Ready Reference
With 696 topics from categories such as education, marriage and family, employment and poverty court cases and legislation, sports, and war and the military, this text is panoramic in its coverage of important cases, events and personages in women’s issues.
This is also a textbook rescued from the high school library weed. I have two of the three volumes and have been reading though them sporadically and learning quite a bit.
Feminist Quotations: Voices of Rebels, Reformers and Visionaries by Carol McPhee and Edited by Ann Fitzgerald 1979
Two hundred years of acute, profound, witty, cerebral, and salty comments on the status of women by American and British feminists.
This is a lot of fun to read through. It’s a good ‘keep in the car’ book to open and read passages while you wait anywhere. It was amazing to read so many voices on one subject. Very empowering.
My study continues. The more I learn, the more I realize I have so much more to learn. The fact that all these rights and accomplishments in the feminist movement has happened in my lifetime is not lost on me. I will never take my rights for granted when so many women fought so very hard for me to have them.
Peace.
