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Emma Goldman was born in 1869 in Lithuania. Goldman lectured throughout the United States advocating anarchy, birth control, and women’s rights. She was sent to jail several times and was eventually deported to Russia. She died in 1940.
Emma Goldman was born in 1869 in Lithuania. Goldman lectured throughout the United States advocating anarchy, birth control, and women’s rights. She was sent to jail several times and was eventually deported to Russia. She died in 1940.
A firebrand revolutionary, she insisted on her femininity, and is famous for saying "If I can't dance, I don't want to be in your revolution."
A firebrand revolutionary, she nevertheless insisted on her femininity, and is famous for saying "If I can't dance, I don't want to be in your revolution."
Emma Goldman is one of the characters in E. L. Doctorow's novel, ''Ragtime,'' and the musical of the same name based on it.
Emma Goldman is one of the characters in E. L. Doctorow's novel, ''Ragtime,'' and the musical of the same name based on it.