Author Archive

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman (1869–1940) was a Russian-born anarchist political philosopher and writer whose influential works, including Anarchism and Other Essays (1910) and Living My Life (1931), articulated a radical critique of state power, capitalism, and patriarchy. Her intellectual contributions centered on synthesizing anarchist theory with feminist thought, particularly in advocating for free speech, birth control, and sexual liberation as essential to human emancipation. Goldman’s fierce opposition to compulsory authority and her nuanced analysis of violence and reform continue to shape modern anarchist and leftist discourse.

27 summaries in the archive

Biography What I Believe – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

What I Believe is a polemical essay by Emma Goldman, presented as a direct and personal exposition of…

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Biography Soviet or Dictatorship? (Soviet o dictadura?) – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

Goldman's essay argues that the Soviet regime is a centralized, authoritarian dictatorship that betrayed the Revolution's original libertarian…

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History Anarchism, What It Really Stands For – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman articulates her core beliefs as an anarchist in a political and philosophical manifesto.

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History Small Anarchist Collection (Mali Anrahisticki Zbornik) – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

Goldman narrates the final days, death, and burial of Peter Kropotkin in early 1921, offering a detailed portrait…

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Ethics The Limitation of Births and the Individualist Point of View (La limitation raisonnée des naissances et le point de vue individualiste) – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

The work opens with an editorial preface dated January 1931, written from Saint-Tropez, France, in which Goldman explains…

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History of Philosophy Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, Plaintiffs-in-Error, vs. the United States – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

The book is a combined legal and political document, presented as the record of the case of Emma…

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History The Crushing of the Russian Revolution – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

The Crushing of the Russian Revolution is a political polemic and firsthand account first published in 1922, written…

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Biography A Fragment of the Prison Experiences of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman in the State Prison at Jefferson City, Mo., and the U.S. Penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

Goldman recounts her and Berkman's imprisonment for their roles in the Homestead Strike, detailing the harsh conditions and…

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Atheism The Philosophy of Atheism and the Failure of Christianity – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

The book is a memoir and political testament combined, blending personal recollection with commentary on the major social…

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History Trotsky Protests Too Much – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

Trotsky Protests Too Much is the second volume of Emma Goldman's autobiography, continuing the narrative of her life…

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Feminism The Tragedy of Woman’s Emancipation (La tragédie de l’émancipation féminine) – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

The book chronicles Goldman's life from her arrival in New York City in August 1889 through the early…

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Anarchism A Woman without a Country – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

A Woman without a Country presents the courtroom address of Emma Goldman, delivered during her trial alongside co-defendant…

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Anarchism Voltairine de Cleyre – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

The work is a defense of Goldman's actions and a broader anarchist critique of the state, property, and…

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Anarchism Now and After – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

Now and After is a courtroom address delivered by Emma Goldman to a jury during her trial.

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Ethics Contradictions and Contraception – Emma Goldman Emma Goldman

The book chronicles a significant period in Goldman's life, beginning with her imprisonment and legal battles in the…

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