Dorothy Kenyon (11 February 1888-11 February 1972) was a New York lawyer, 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. February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ... In the United States, a lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ... Civil liberties are protections from the power of governments. ... McCarthyism took place during a period of intense suspicion in the United States primarily from 1950 to 1954, when the U.S. government was actively countering American Communist Party subversion, its leadership, and others suspected of being Communists or Communist sympathizers. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ...

Kenyon was born in New York to a patent lawyer William Houston Kenyon and his wife Maria Wellington (Stanwood). She graduated from New York University School of Law in 1917 and in her first job served as a research specialist in the group of lawyers advising delegates to the Versailles Peace Conference. In the 1920s she was known for her support of birth control. The construction of the Empire State Building, 1930. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 was an international conference, organized by the victors of the World War I for negotiating the peace treaties between the Allied and Associated Powers and the defeated Central Powers. ... Birth control is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman becoming pregnant. ...

In 1930 Kenyon established Straus and Kenyon with Dorothy Straus, with whom she worked in partnership until 1939, when she became a justice of the Municipal Court. From 1938-1943 she worked on the League of Nations Committee and travelled regularly between New York and Europe. During her membership of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women from 1946 until 1950 Kenyon deplored the small role of women in the government of the United States. She was not re-appointed. A satellite composite image of Europe // Etymology Picture of Europa, carried away by bull-shaped Zeus. ... Main articles: League of Nations & History of the United Nations The term United Nations was coined by Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, to refer to the Allies. ...

In response to Joseph McCarthy's accusations on 8 March 1950 of her involvement with communist organizations she described him as "an unmitigated liar" and "a coward to take shelter in the cloak of Congressional immunity." The following day the New York Times published an editoral supporting Kenyon, following which McCarthy claimed to have little interest in the case. A Senate subcommittee dismissed the charges on 17 July. Joseph Raymond McCarthy Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was a Republican Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 to 1957. ... March 8 poster from Portugal March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Congress in Joint Session. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ...

During the 1950s and 1960s Kenyon prepared briefs for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and worked for the ACLU. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States. ... The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, is a non_governmental organization devoted to defending civil rights and civil liberties in the United States. ...

Kenyon died of cancer in 1972. When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

References

• Kerber, Linda K., Sklar, Kathryn Kish and Kessler-Harris, Alice (Eds.). (1995). U.S. History As Women's History: New Feminist Essays. UNC Press. ISBN 0807844950
• Strout, Lawrence N. (1999). Covering McCarthyism: How the Christian Science Monitor Handled Joseph R. McCarthy, 1950-1954. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313310912

External links

• The Life of Dorothy Kenyon