Emma Goldman
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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 t
Goldman, c. 1911
Emma Goldman's family in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1882. From left to right: Emma, standing; Helena, seated, with Moishe on her lap; Taube; Herman; Abraham.
Emma Goldman in 1886
Goldman enjoyed a decades-long relationship with her lover Alexander Berkman. Photo c. 1917–1919.
Alexander Berkman
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Alexander Berkman was a Russian-American anarchist and author. He was a leading member of the anarchist movement in the early 20th century, famous for both his political activism and his writing.
Emma Goldman
…a writer and a renowned lecturer on anarchist philosophy, women's rights, and social issues, attracting crowds of thousands. She and anarchist writer Alexander Berkman, her lover and lifelong friend, planned to assassinate industrialist and financier Henry Clay Frick as an act of propaganda of the deed. Frick survived…
Berkman c. 1910s
Berkman in 1892
Berkman's attempt to assassinate Frick, as illustrated by W. P. Snyder for Harper's Weekly in 1892
Berkman's portrait, July 24, 1892