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Emma Goldman

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Emma Goldman was a Russian-born anarchist revolutionary, political activist and writer who became a leading figure in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe during the first half of the twentieth century. She lectured and wrote widely on anarchism, women's rights and free speech, and her ideas helped shape the anarchist movement of her era on both sides of the Atlantic. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1869-06-27 1
Birth Year
1869 1
Death Date
1940-05-14 1
Death Year
1940 1
Birthplace
Kaunas, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire 1
Death Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1
Nationality / Culture
Russian-born 1
Defining Contribution
Leading anarchist lecturer and writer in North America and Europe, shaping anarchist political philosophy and public debate on womens rights, free speech and birth control through her journal Mother Earth. 1
Notable Work
Anarchism and Other Essays (1910) 1
Notable Work
Living My Life (1931) 1
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Associated With

Confederación Nacional del Trabajo, Institutions and Social Structures
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Practices Studied

Prison System, Institutions and Social Structures
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The State, Institutions and Social Structures
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France

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Lithuania

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Russian Empire

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Sources
1. Emma Goldman (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia, opening summary
    Emma Goldman was a Russian-born anarchist revolutionary, 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.
  • Wikipedia infobox, Born (date)
    June 27, 1869
  • Wikipedia infobox, Born (place)
    Kaunas, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
  • Wikipedia infobox, Died (date)
    May 14, 1940
  • Wikipedia infobox, Died (place)
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Wikipedia infobox, Notable works - Anarchism and Other Essays
    Anarchism and Other Essays (1910)
  • Wikipedia infobox, Notable works - Living My Life
    Living My Life (1931)
  • Associated With: Confederación Nacional del Trabajo, Article text
    She was welcomed by the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) and Federación Anarquista Ibérica (FAI) organizations, and for the first time in her life lived in a community run by and for anarchists, according to true anarchist principles.
  • Practices Studied: Prison System, Article text
    Goldman was a passionate critic of the prison system, critiquing both the treatment of prisoners and the social causes of crime.
  • Practices Studied: The State, Article text
    Goldman was a committed war resister and was particularly opposed to the draft, viewing it as one of the worst of the state's forms of coercion, and was one of the founders of the No-Conscription League for which she was ultimately arrested and imprisoned in 1917 before being deported in 1919.
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Wikidata: Emma Goldman
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