A Tribute to Flo Kennedy
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She helped start NOW, then left to start The Feminist Party, which got Shirley Chisholm elected to Congress. She was the first Black woman to graduate from Columbia law school. Yet, we hear precious little about Florynce "Flo" Kennedy. If you want more Flo, check out this amazing archive of her show: https://archive.org/details/flokennedyschlesingerlibrary
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