Background
Kelly was born in New Rochelle, New York on June 20, 1924, and she grew up in South Orange, New Jersey.
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Katherine Crowley Kelly
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In 1942, Kelly graduated from the Beard School in Orange, New Jersey (now Morristown-Beard School). She then completed her bachelor"s degree at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1946.
Career
Kelly served as a delegate to the Electoral College in 1996 and as a delegate to five Democratic National Conventions. In 2011, United States. Congressman Alcee Hastings commemorated her life"s work on the floor of the United States. House of Representatives. During the 1980s, Kelly helped lead Americans for Democratic Action.
She later served as the Vice President of the Florida Women"s Political Caucus and as the Development Director of Women Leaders Online.
In 2001, FLNOW awarded her their Outstanding Feminist of the Year Award. Kelly served as the representative from Palm Beach County to the Florida State Democratic Committee for 26 years.
She began serving in 1985 after committee member Christine Mitchell resigned from the post to spend more time with her family. At the time, Kelly had served on the executive committee for the Democratic Party in Palm Beach County for 10 years.
Following her graduation from college, she worked for Henry L. Crowley & Company, Incorporated., the family business which manufactured radio electronics components.
She rose to the position of Vice President.
Achievements
Membership
Kelly also served as the legislative director for Florida"s chapter of the National Organization for Women (FLNOW) and as a member of the Board of Directors of National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League Pro-Choice America. Kelly served as a founding member of the Society of Woman Engineers.
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Democratic party