Red Emma (1869-1940): idealistic revolutionary

A labor organizer and anarchist leader, she crisscrossed the county lecturing on anarchism, economics, drama, birth control, free love, and women's emancipation. In 1893, a terrible year of economic crisis during which urban children were dying of hunger, she addressed an enormous demonstration...

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Published in:	American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 101; no. 6; pp. 1044 - 1045
Main Authors:	Elizabeth, Fee, Garofalo, Mary E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Public Health Association 01-06-2011
Subjects:	Anarchism Goldman Goldman, Emma (1869-1940) History of medicine History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Leadership Medicine National libraries Politics Prisons Public health Strikes Strikes, Employee - history United States Voices from the Past Womens health United States United States > US
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Summary:	A labor organizer and anarchist leader, she crisscrossed the county lecturing on anarchism, economics, drama, birth control, free love, and women's emancipation. In 1893, a terrible year of economic crisis during which urban children were dying of hunger, she addressed an enormous demonstration in New York City's Union Square, urging her listeners to invade food stores and take what they needed to feed their families2(pxiii) in a vivid example of the anarchist principle of direct action.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 ObjectType-Biography-3 content type line 23 E. Fee and M. E. Garofalo chose the subject and excerpt and wrote the biosketch together. E. Fee edited the excerpt. Contributors
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.2010.300038