Absorbed Her Wisdom and Her Wit
Absorbed Her Wisdom and Her Wit
Creating the Women’s Liberation Movement, 1967–1968
This chapter examines Flo Kennedy’s crucial leadership role within the nascent feminist movement. The New York City chapter of NOW, which was the largest and most active in the organization, included black feminists Shirley Chisholm as well as white feminists Kate Millet, Betty Friedan, and Catharine Stimpson. As the women’s movement burgeoned, Kennedy’s connections with NOW deepened. She rapidly became a leader, although she never held an official position on the executive committee; instead, she influenced the group primarily through her continual and deliberate mentorship of younger white feminists, such as Ti-Grace Atkinson, and through her ability to imagine actions that would capture media attention.
Keywords: NOW/National Organization for Women, New York City, Betty Friedan, Kate Millet, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Mentor, Media, Feminists, Shirley Chisholm, Leadership
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