[1] Julia, the daughter of Janet and Benjamin Hall Kennedy, was born in 1839 in Shrewsbury.
[3] Julia was taught philology under Walter William Skeat, and was described by John E. B.
[10] Letters from Julia to the publisher concerning issues related to copyright raised in 1914 demonstrate the extent of their involvement, and highlight Benjamin Kennedy's reluctance to produce a revised version: "My father was only prepared at first for a comparatively slight revision...it was not easy to make him see the extent and far reaching quality of the alterations which were called for, both by the rapid growth of comparative philology and by the newer methods of teaching.
[12] Kennedy's letters to the publishers of the Revised Latin Primer are part of the Longman Group archive held at the University of Reading.
[13] A radio musical about the role of Julia and Marion Kennedy in writing the Revised Latin Primer and the fight for women's access to higher education was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019, narrated by Mary Beard.