Emma Goldman (, 1869May 14, 1940) was an 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. Born in Kaunas, Russian Empire (now Lithuania) to a Jewish family, Goldman emigrated to the United States in 1885.
Frick survived the attempt on his life in 1892, and Berkman was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
In 1906, Goldman founded the anarchist journal Mother Earth. In 1917, Goldman and Berkman were sentenced to two years in jail for conspiring to "induce persons not to register" for the newly instated draft.
In 1906, Goldman founded the anarchist journal Mother Earth. In 1917, Goldman and Berkman were sentenced to two years in jail for conspiring to "induce persons not to register" for the newly instated draft.
She left the Soviet Union and in 1923 published a book about her experiences, My Disillusionment in Russia.
It was published in two volumes, in 1931 and 1935.
It was published in two volumes, in 1931 and 1935.
Emma Goldman (, 1869May 14, 1940) was an anarchist political activist and writer.
She died in Toronto, Canada, on May 14, 1940, aged 70. During her life, Goldman was lionized as a freethinking "rebel woman" by admirers, and denounced by detractors as an advocate of politically motivated murder and violent revolution.
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