Dorothy Kenyon

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American politician (1888-1972)

United States LawyersLived 1888 to 1972 · aged 83

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Dorothy Kenyon was a New York attorney, judge, feminist and political activist in support of civil liberties. During the era of McCarthyite persecution, she was accused of being affiliated with 28 communist front organizations. S. lecturing about civil liberties, the law, and women's equality.

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Dorothy Kenyon was a New York attorney, judge, feminist and political activist in support of civil liberties. During the era of McCarthyite persecution, she was accused of being affiliated with 28 communist front organizations. Kenyon was a charismatic speaker, and she regularly travelled throughout the U.S. lecturing about civil liberties, the law, and women's equality.

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