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Invisible Women in History: Emma Goldman

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Hi everyone, so today I'm going to talk about Emma Goldman. 00:00:00

So she was an American anarchist who has contributed immensely towards the development of anarchist political philosophy in American Europe 00:00:04

and was known as the most dangerous woman in America. 00:00:11

Emma Goldman was born on June 27, 1869 in Kovno, Lithuania, and died on May 14, 1940 in Toronto, Ontario. 00:00:19

Emma Goldman was born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Russia. 00:00:28

She had two half-sisters and three brothers. 00:00:34

She had a difficult childhood as her father stopped her from going to school when she was a teenager and took into independent education. 00:00:37

She also began working in order to help her family. 00:00:44

Then, she emigrated to the U.S. in 1885. 00:00:49

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. 00:00:53

Even though the actual bomber was never identified, several anarchists were convicted. 00:01:07

This incident regaled men towards anarchism. 00:01:13

She moved to New York in 1989, where she met anarchist Alexander Bergman, who introduced her to Johan Most. 00:01:20

Impressed after listening to his lecture on anarchism, she became his student. 00:01:27

She delivered her first public lecture in 1890. 00:01:32

In 1893, she was jailed because of inciting a riot. 00:01:36

Then, she co-authored the book Anarchy Defended by Anarchists with Johan Most in 1896. 00:01:41

She founded the magazine Mother Earth in 1906. 00:01:48

The magazine contained articles on anarchist topics like women empowerment, birth control, labor rights, and governmental control. 00:01:52

During 1915 and 1916, she went on a national tour and spoke about birth control and contraception, for which she was often arrested. 00:02:00

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. 00:02:09

She published two books about her experiences in Russia, My Disillusionment in Russia and My Father Disillusionment in Russia. 00:02:20

She shifted to London in 1924 and then went to Canada in 1927. 00:02:29

Her autobiography, Living My Life, was out in 1931. 00:02:35

Emma Goldman went to Spain in 1936 in the wake of the Spanish Civil War, where she supported the Spanish anarchists. 00:02:40

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. 00:02:47

You showed me love when I wasn't feeling it 00:03:13

You helped me fight when I was giving in 00:03:21

And you made me laugh when I was 00:03:29

Cause you are, you are the reason why I'm still 00:03:33

Cause you are, you are the reason why my head is still above water 00:03:42

And if I could I'd get you the moon 00:03:52

And give it to you 00:03:57

And if death was coming for you 00:04:01

Cause you are, you are the reason why I'm still 00:04:10

Hanging on 00:04:14

Cause you are, you are the reason why my heart is still 00:04:17

Of water 00:04:22