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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.

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 ...

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. Early Life

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 ...

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, 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...

Aired May 21, 2019 Emma Goldman For nearly half a century, Russian emigrant Emma Goldman was the most controversial woman in America, taunting the mainstream with her fervent attacks on...

Emma Goldman was a potent voice of anarchism in North America and Europe in the early twentieth century, and her controversial beliefs made her many powerful enemies. Yet even after enduring many contentious interactions with law enforcement, Goldman continued to speak, write, and teach on freedom and individual rights, inspiring her followers ...