Dorothy Kenyon
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Dorothy Kenyon was a pioneering American lawyer, judge, and feminist activist known for her early and influential work advancing women's rights and civil liberties.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dorothy Kenyon canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil liberties advocate
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feminist ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ women's rights activist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
civil liberties protections
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equal rights for women ⓘ reproductive rights ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Fiorello La Guardia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888-02-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1972-02-12 ⓘ |
| denounced | McCarthyism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York University School of Law
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Smith College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties
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international law ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudentOrInfluenced | Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early influence on Ruth Bader Ginsburg's sex equality litigation
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pioneering feminist legal advocacy in the United States ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Civil Liberties Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | second-wave feminism precursor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
civil liberties test cases with the ACLU
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early legal strategies advancing women's equality under U.S. law ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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civil liberties lawyer ⓘ judge ⓘ women's rights advocate ⓘ |
| participatedIn | United Nations Commission on the Status of Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberal ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Judge of the New York City Municipal Court ⓘ |
| residence | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spokeAt | public forums on women's rights and civil liberties ⓘ |
| supported | Equal Rights Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasTargetOf | McCarthy-era accusations of communist sympathies ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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