Vermont Public Radio, “The Palmer Raids”
byIn late 1919, Federal and local authorities arrested more than two hundred individuals at New York City’s Union of Russian workers. On December 21st…
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PennLive.com, “New exhibition shows how one year can change the world”
by1917 also saw Emma Goldman fighting for reproductive rights, distributing cervical caps as an early form of birth control. Goldman would eventually be deported…
The Washington Post, “‘Ragtime’ sings with purpose at Ford’s Theatre”
byThe socialist-anarchist Emma Goldman (Rayanne Gonzales) gets wheeled around on one of two tall mobile-stair units, inciting a combustible crowd with her fiery rhetoric….
Montana Standard, “Mining City History: Emma Goldman comes to Butte”
byNot a household name today, Emma Goldman was indeed well known nationally in 1910 as an anarchist, anti-religion zealot, advocate for birth control and…
Al Jazeera, “US anti-fascists: ‘We can make racists afraid again'”
byLargely made up of anarchists and, to a lesser extent, activists ascribing to various strands of Marxism, anti-fascist activists decided to adopt the tactic…
City Paper (Pittsburgh), “Pittsburgh Tattoo shop celebrates civil-rights activists”
bySeveral clients have also expressed interest in a portrait of Emma Goldman, an anarchist author who was deported to Russia for her rabble-rousing literature…
Tri-County Times (Michigan), “Looking back at this week in national history”
byFeb. 11 1916: Emma Goldman, a crusader for women’s rights and social justice, is arrested in New York City for lecturing and distributing materials…
Salon, “From Margaret Sanger to Mike Pence: A century of progress — and backsliding — for Planned Parenthood and the right to choose”
byIn New York the Sangers were part of a progressive circle that included journalists John Reed and Lincoln Steffens, labor leader William “Big Bill”…
Observer, “D.C. Punks Priests on Outrage, Organizing, and Fighting Trump”
byKatie: Right now more than ever it’s important to find role models of thought and action, who can teach us about cultural resistance. I…
Teen Vogue, “The History of Protest Hats Including Pussyhats”
byWhat the pussyhat wearers were saying was, to paraphrase the American anarchist and feminist icon Emma Goldman: “If I can’t laugh, I don’t want…