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In Memoriam Newspaper Clipping, Florida Times Union ~-----===~~--~~~--~==~--------~------- EDNA L. SAFFY 1935-2010 Human rights activist founded NOW chapters She was a long-time, changed to read, "All people are a member of the Duval County Edna Saffy created equal ..." . Democratic Executive Com­ was a rights very active supporter of Dr. Saffy, human rights ac­ mittee for 35 years. In 1991, activist, women's liberation. tivist, retired college professor during the campaign for the professor and founder of NOW chapters 1992 Democratic presidential and NOW By JESSIE-LYNNE KERR in Jacksonville and Gainesville, primary, she hosted Bill Clinton The Times-Union died at her Jacksonville home at her Southside home. Active chapter Sunday 1110rning after a year­ in Mideast peace groups and a founder. Edna L. Saffy was such a long battle with brain cancer. member of the American Arab She died leader in the women's rights Shewas75. Institute, she later made at least Sunday. movement that she told a re­ Funeral arrangements are five trips to the Clinton White porter in 19~5 that she wanted pending. House, including being invited BRUCE to see the wording of the In addition to her work for LIPSKY/The Declaration of Independence women's rights, Dr. Saffy was SAFFY continues on A-7 Times-Union .. withdrawn earlier, she had Saffy only failing grades on her Continued from A·l record and no one would let her enroll. She finally found a sympathetic professor who by the president to witness the gave her a second chance. She signing of the Mid-East Peace proved him right by earning Accord in 1993. straight As. Dr. Saffy was recognized In 1967 she earned her for her human rights efforts bachelor's degree and the next by being named "a woman of year received her master's de­ · courage and vision" in 2001 by gree in rhetoric and public ad­ the Mayor's Commission on dress. She went to work as an the Status of Women during English and speech instructor Women's History Month. at what is now Florida State In 2005, Dr. Saffy was College at Jacksonville in presented an EVE lifetime 1968. She taught speech and achievement award, one of oral communication at the just a dozen bestowed since it college until she retired at the was instituted in 1987. end of 2007 and was named At the presentation, EVE professor emeritus. award coordinator Carolyn Dr. Saffy returned to Gentry said, "For more than Gainesville in 1972 to work on 30 years, Dr. Edna Saffy has her doctorate and founded a cb.ampioned the cause for NOW chapter there, two years woman and equal rights. As after she and some friends Gloria Steinem said of her, had founded the Jacksonville 'Edna always makes ·it hap­ chapter. pen.'" She also led two years of As a leader in the early intense fighting to get Florida women's liberation move­ Blue Key, the UF mechanism ment, it was not unusual for for bringing people to politi­ Dr. Saffy to share a podium cal power in the state, to ad­ with fellow activists Steinem, mit women, which it finally Jane Fonda, Betty Friedan or did when · threatened with Eleanor Smeal. loss of state funding. Among In 1975, she was a key her many honors, she was in­ organizer of a march on the ducted into UF Hall of Fame, state capitol in Tallahassee 1973-74. in support ofthe Equal Rights Her public service included Amendment, leading a group mayoral appointments to the of women estimated at 3,000. Duval County Hospital Au­ The amendment passed in thority, Jacksonville Human the state House in both 1975 Rights Commission, advisory and 1977, but it failed by a committee on LaVilla Cul­ few votes in the state Senate tural Heritage District and and never gained approval in the Jacksonville Area Plan­ enough state legislatures to ning Board. She also was ap­ become part of the Constitu­ pointed tly President Clinton tion. to the Advisory. Committee Losing the struggle for the on the Arts of the John F. ERA hurt, Dr. Saffy admitted Kennedy Center for Perform­ in a 2005 interview with The ing Arts in 1995-2001, and Tiines-Union, but it was a by President Gerald Ford in battle worth fighting, one that 1976 as a Florida delegate to helped change hearts and the International Women's minds and open up opportu­ Conference. She was a Florida nities for women. State delegate to Democratic "It broke our hearts and it National Conventions in 1976, almost broke our backs," she 1980, 1984, 1992, 1996 and said. "But we had changed the 2000. world through our fight.'' Dr. Saffy also served as The Jacksonville native president of the Florida graduated from Lee High Women's Political Caucus School before heading to the and founder of the Jackson­ University of Florida in 1953 ville Women's . Network. She where she wanted to study was active with numerous to become a doctor. A man groups including Planned who was her academic ad­ Parenthood, Marjorie Kinnan viser laughed that off, saying, Rawlings Society, Hubbard "Honey, girls don't go to medi- House, Karpeles Manuscript cal school.'' · Museum and the American She told a reporter in 2005 Association of University that she was so shocked by his Women. condescending attitude to­ She is survived by her hus­ ward women that she packed band of 41 years, Grady E. her bags and quit school Johnson Jr., and her brother, without bothering to officially Ralph Daumit Saffy of Jack­ withdraw. That caused her a sonville. problem a decade later when she sought to re-enroll at UF. [email protected], Because she had not officially (904) 359-4374 . .
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