Emma Goldman

With abundant examples from her writings and speeches, this volume details Goldman's emergence as one of American history's most fiercely outspoken opponents of hypocrisy and pretension in politics and public life.

For nearly half a century, Russian emigrant Emma Goldman was the most controversial woman in America, taunting the mainstream with her fervent attacks on government, big business, and war. To the tabloids, she was 'Red Emma, queen of the anarchists,' but many admired Goldman for her defense of labor rights, women's emancipation, birth control, and free speech. Emma Goldman explores the life of the notorious lecturer, fearless writer, and merciless publisher.