Florynce Kennedy: kicking ass and taking names for feminism and civil rights

"I’m just a loud-mouthed, middle-aged colored lady with a fused spine and three feet of intestines missing and a lot of people think I’m crazy. Maybe you do, too, but I never stop to wonder why I’m not like other people. The mystery to me is why more people aren’t like me." This is how Florynce Kennedy, aka Flo, described herself. Flo is quite possibly one of the most badass people to ever live. She took no shit as a lawyer, an activist, and a force of social change. Find out all about Flo in this week's episode. I guarantee after listening to this episode you will want to pick up a picket sign and boycott a company. And if you don't you need to listen again.  Instagram: @fortheloveof_history Places where you can donate to BLM This is a very comprehensive list of links where you can donate to different BLM and supporting organizations. They are categorized by individual vital funds, location-based organizations, youth organizations, LGBTQ+, and many other specific categories. Please, if you have the money and time check out these links!! https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.html Further reading (About Flo's Life) NY Times Article https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/23/us/flo-kennedy-feminist-civil-rights-advocate-and-flamboyant-gadfly-is-dead-at-84.html#:~:text=She%20was%2084.,after%20threatening%20a%20discrimination%20suit. Wiki Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florynce_Kennedy An in-depth look at her activism https://solidarity-us.org/atc/152/p3272/   Brief history and quotes  https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/this-week-in-history-kickass-black-feminist-flo-kennedy-born/ What is Intersectionality? https://www.ywboston.org/2017/03/what-is-intersectionality-and-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-me/#:~:text=(Oxford%20Dictionary),complexity%20of%20prejudices%20they%20face. Youtube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViDtnfQ9FHc Second Wave Feminism without white women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc0xwxae6Q4 Flo Books (by her and about her) Florynce "Flo" Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical by Sherie M. Randolph https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25453395-florynce-flo-kennedy Color Me Flo: My Hard Life and Good Times by Florynce Kennedy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2136255.Color_Me_Flo Sex discrimination in employment: an analysis and guide for practitioner and student by Florynce Kennedy; William F Pepper https://www.worldcat.org/title/sex-discrimination-in-employment-an-analysis-and-guide-for-practitioner-and-student/oclc/8339037 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices