Dorothy Kenyon

Overview

Dorothy Kenyon born New York, NY February 17, 1888 (d. 1972). Lawyer, judge, and civil rights activist. Adviser to Versailles Peace Conference; member of League of Nations Commission on Women, 1938-43, and UN Commission on Women, 1946-50.

Quotations

“I am a lover of democracy, of individual freedom and of human rights for everybody, a battler. . . for the rights of the little fellow, the underdog, the fellow who gets forgotten or frightened or shunned because of unpopular views, but who is a human being just the same and entitled to be treated like one.” (Mar. 14, 1950, quoted at her memorial service, 1972; photo Wikipedia)