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Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) was a Russian-born anarchist, political activist, and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century.
Emma Goldman was born on June 27, 1869 in Kovno, Lithuania. Harsh restrictions on Jewish mobility and economic activity made it almost impossible for many Jews, including the Goldmans, to escape poverty. Emma had a difficult childhood. Her father was violent and abusive and her mother struggled with depression.
A born propagandist and organizer, Emma Goldman championed women's equality, free love, workers' rights, free universal education regardless of race or gender, and anarchism. For more than thirty...
Emma Goldman, (born June 27, 1869, Kovno (now Kaunas, Lithuania), Russian Empire—died May 14, 1940, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), international anarchist who conducted leftist activities in the United States from about 1890 to 1917. Goldman grew up in historic Lithuania, in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), and in St. Petersburg.
Best Known For: Anarchist and activist Emma Goldman was a fiery (sometimes violent) advocate for peace, free love and birth control in the 1910s. Industries; Education and Academia; Crime and ...
Emma Goldman is known as a rebel, an anarchist, an ardent proponent of birth control and free speech, a feminist, a lecturer, and a writer. Born on June 27, 1869, she became known as Red Emma both for her heritage and her political involvement. Emma Goldman died on May 14, 1940.
Emma Goldman passed away on May 14, 1940, in Toronto. The U.S. government made subsequent peace with its old enemy and gave permission for her remains to be laid to rest on American soil.
Emma Goldman, a crusader for women’s rights and social justice, is arrested in New York City for lecturing and distributing materials about birth control. She was accused of violating the ...
Showing 1-30 of 233 “If I can't dance to it, it's not my revolution.” ― Emma Goldman tags: anarchy , music , revolution 1281 likes Like “People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take.” ― Emma Goldman tags: anarchism , independence , independent-thought , inspirational , liberty , revolution 687 likes
Emma Goldman (1869–1940), a Russian-born anarchist, socialist, and feminist, was a thorn in the side of mainstream American society in the early part of the 20th century. She traveled constantly, delivering vitriolic speeches, lecturing, picketing , marching, and demonstrating for First Amendment rights.
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Emma Goldman was a Russian-born anarchist, political activist, and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist politic... Wikipedia
- June 27, 1869, Kaunas, Lithuania
- May 14, 1940, Toronto, Canada
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- James Colton (m 1925 - 1936), Jacob Kershner (m 1887 - 1888)
- Ben Reitman, Alexander Berkman
- Abraham Goldman, Taube Bienowitch
- My Disillusionment in Russia, Anarchism and Other Essays, Living My Life
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