1 00:00:00,050 --> 00:00:03,790 Hi everyone, so today I'm going to talk about Emma Goldman. 2 00:00:04,650 --> 00:00:11,929 So she was an American anarchist who has contributed immensely towards the development of anarchist political philosophy in American Europe 3 00:00:11,929 --> 00:00:15,009 and was known as the most dangerous woman in America. 4 00:00:19,100 --> 00:00:28,899 Emma Goldman was born on June 27, 1869 in Kovno, Lithuania, and died on May 14, 1940 in Toronto, Ontario. 5 00:00:28,899 --> 00:00:34,159 Emma Goldman was born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Russia. 6 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,840 She had two half-sisters and three brothers. 7 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:44,240 She had a difficult childhood as her father stopped her from going to school when she was a teenager and took into independent education. 8 00:00:44,979 --> 00:00:47,719 She also began working in order to help her family. 9 00:00:49,259 --> 00:00:52,659 Then, she emigrated to the U.S. in 1885. 10 00:00:53,659 --> 00:01:06,840 The 4th of May, 1886, several workers in Chicago's High Market Square were peacefully holding a rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour day when someone threw a bomb that resulted in the deaths of seven police officers. 11 00:01:07,799 --> 00:01:12,439 Even though the actual bomber was never identified, several anarchists were convicted. 12 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,719 This incident regaled men towards anarchism. 13 00:01:20,159 --> 00:01:26,920 She moved to New York in 1989, where she met anarchist Alexander Bergman, who introduced her to Johan Most. 14 00:01:27,620 --> 00:01:31,620 Impressed after listening to his lecture on anarchism, she became his student. 15 00:01:32,620 --> 00:01:35,540 She delivered her first public lecture in 1890. 16 00:01:36,980 --> 00:01:41,000 In 1893, she was jailed because of inciting a riot. 17 00:01:41,980 --> 00:01:47,439 Then, she co-authored the book Anarchy Defended by Anarchists with Johan Most in 1896. 18 00:01:48,260 --> 00:01:51,519 She founded the magazine Mother Earth in 1906. 19 00:01:52,019 --> 00:01:59,879 The magazine contained articles on anarchist topics like women empowerment, birth control, labor rights, and governmental control. 20 00:02:00,739 --> 00:02:09,139 During 1915 and 1916, she went on a national tour and spoke about birth control and contraception, for which she was often arrested. 21 00:02:09,979 --> 00:02:19,759 The U.S. entered the World War I in 1917, and she and Bergman spent some time in Russia in exile during 1920 and 1921 before moving to Berlin. 22 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:28,479 She published two books about her experiences in Russia, My Disillusionment in Russia and My Father Disillusionment in Russia. 23 00:02:29,340 --> 00:02:34,240 She shifted to London in 1924 and then went to Canada in 1927. 24 00:02:35,199 --> 00:02:39,159 Her autobiography, Living My Life, was out in 1931. 25 00:02:40,340 --> 00:02:47,219 Emma Goldman went to Spain in 1936 in the wake of the Spanish Civil War, where she supported the Spanish anarchists. 26 00:02:47,860 --> 00:02:56,800 She wrote for the newspapers, Spain and the World, and joined hands with Rebecca West and Sybil Thorndike to establish the Committee to Aid Homeless Spanish Women and Children. 27 00:03:13,099 --> 00:03:21,469 You showed me love when I wasn't feeling it 28 00:03:21,469 --> 00:03:29,919 You helped me fight when I was giving in 29 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,520 And you made me laugh when I was 30 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:42,300 Cause you are, you are the reason why I'm still 31 00:03:42,300 --> 00:03:52,479 Cause you are, you are the reason why my head is still above water 32 00:03:52,479 --> 00:03:57,240 And if I could I'd get you the moon 33 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:01,259 And give it to you 34 00:04:01,259 --> 00:04:10,180 And if death was coming for you 35 00:04:10,180 --> 00:04:14,259 Cause you are, you are the reason why I'm still 36 00:04:14,259 --> 00:04:17,439 Hanging on 37 00:04:17,439 --> 00:04:22,519 Cause you are, you are the reason why my heart is still 38 00:04:22,519 --> 00:04:24,560 Of water 39 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:29,139 And if I could, I'd guide you through 40 00:04:29,139 --> 00:04:33,339 And give it to you 41 00:04:33,339 --> 00:04:37,339 And if that's what's coming for you 42 00:04:37,339 --> 00:04:41,160 Life for you 43 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:45,620 Cause you are, you are the reason why I'm still 44 00:04:45,620 --> 00:04:48,720 Hanging on 45 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:53,779 Cause you are, you are the reason why my heart is still 46 00:04:53,779 --> 00:04:55,819 Full of water 47 00:04:55,819 --> 00:05:00,519 And if I could, I'd guide you to move 48 00:05:00,519 --> 00:05:21,670 And if I could, I'd guide you to the moon And give it to you, and if I could, I'd guide