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Emma Goldman

Anarchist revolutionary, writer, and lecturer on social issues.

Emma Goldman was a Lithuanian-born anarchist who immigrated to the United States in 1885.[1] Thousands of people came to hear her lectures on anarchism, women's rights, and social issues, and she wrote extensively on these topics.[1] Goldman was called a "rebel woman" by those who admired her, while critics labeled her a backer of murder for political ends.[2]

Quick Facts

Born
27 June 1869
Birthplace
Kaunas, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
14 May 1940
Place of death
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Resting place
Forest Home Cemetery, Illinois, US
School of thought
Anarchism, feminism
Notable works
  • Anarchism and Other Essays (1910)
  • Living My Life (1931)
  • The Social Significance of the Modern Drama (1914)

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

In New York City, she met anarchist Alexander Berkman, who became her lover and lifelong friend.[3][4] Emma Goldman's birthplace was Kaunas, Lithuania, at that time part of the Russian Empire, and she was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household.[5] When his children disobeyed, Abraham Goldman would beat them with a whip as a form of punishment.[6][7] On December 29, 1885, Goldman and her sister Helena arrived at Castle Garden in New York City; they then went to live with their sister Lena and her husband Samuel in Rochester.[8]

Goldman married Kershner in February 1887; the marriage ended in divorce less than twelve months later.[9][10] Berkman fired three shots at Frick and also stabbed him; he was found guilty of attempted murder and received a 22-year prison term.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Emma Goldman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: University of Illinois at Chicago: Biography of Emma Goldman. . UIC Library Emma Goldman Collection. Retrieved on December 13, 2008.; University of Illinois at Chicago: Biography of Emma Goldman. . UIC Library Emma Goldman Collection. Retrieved on December 13, 2008.; Goldman, "A fragment of the prison experiences of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman: Enriched edition. Resilience and Resistance: An Anarchist Journey through Prison Experiences", Good Press, 2022-01-17 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Emma Goldman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Streitmatter, "Voices of Revolution: The Dissident Press in America", Columbia University Press, 2001, p. 122–134 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Emma Goldman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chalberg 1991, p. 12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Emma Goldman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wexler 1984, p. 6; Wexler 1984, p. 6 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Emma Goldman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Goldman 1970a, p. 24 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Emma Goldman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chalberg 1991, p. 12; Wexler 1984, p. 6 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Emma Goldman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chalberg 1991, p. 12; Drinnon 1961, p. 5; Goldman 1970a, p. 24 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Emma Goldman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wexler 1984, p. 6 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Emma Goldman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Falk 1984, p. 15–16 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Emma Goldman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Drinnon 1961, p. 5; Chalberg 1991, p. 12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Emma Goldman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Alexander Berkman, the Anarchist, to Be Deported; Case of Emma Goldman Now Up for Decision", The New York Times, November 26, 1919; Goldman 1970a, p. 24; Wexler 1984, p. 6 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

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