Emma Goldman, undoubtedly one of the most notable and influential women
in modern American history, consistently promoted a wide range of controversial
movements and principles, including union organization and the eight-hour day,
sexual freedom and birth control, equality and independence for women, and
freedom of thought and expression for all. Goldman's advocacy of these causes,
which many deemed subversive at the time, helped set the historical context for
some of today's most important political and social debates.
Poverty, oppression, and the longing for deliverance marked Em…
