FLO: With Wit and Flamboyance, Activist Fights Injustice
Publicity shot of Flo Kennedy (1916-2000) This article first appeared on February 5, 1981 in the Virginian-Pilot newspaper where I was a staff writer. An entourage of admirers followed her into a hotel room Tuesday – her first night in town. She slipped out of her fur coat, pulled off purple rubber boots, and climbed under the red and white print bedspread. Then Flo Kennedy, the 64-year-old lawyer, civil rights activist, feminist, and gay rights advocate, held court. She call