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Emma Goldman

Political Philosophy

Emma Goldman (1869 to 1940) was an anarchist writer, lecturer and activist who became one of the leading voices of anarchist political thought in North America and Europe. Born in Kaunas, then part of the Russian Empire, to a Lithuanian Jewish family, she emigrated to the United States in 1885 and was drawn to anarchism after the Haymarket affair. She lectured to crowds of thousands on anarchist philosophy, women's rights and social questions, was imprisoned several times, and founded the journal Mother Earth in 1906. Deported to Russia in 1919, she turned against the Bolsheviks after the Kronstadt rebellion and wrote about that disillusionment. Influenced by Bakunin, Thoreau, Kropotkin, Emerson, Wollstonecraft and Nietzsche, she is admired as an orator and organizer, while some historians of anarchism do not rate her as a theorist on the level of Kropotkin.

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Gender
Female 1
Tradition Family
Western 2
Role in Life
Independent 1
Birth Year
1869 1
Death Year
1940 1
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Anarchism, Schools of Philosophy
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Political Philosophy, Branches of Philosophy
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Anarchism, Schools of Philosophy
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Influenced By

Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosophers
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Henry David Thoreau, Philosophers
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Mary Wollstonecraft, Philosophers
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Mikhail Bakunin, Philosophers
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Peter Kropotkin, Philosophers
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosophers
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Emma Goldman

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Russian Empire

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Born in Kaunas, Lithuania (then within the Russian Empire)

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Kaunas

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Born in Kaunas, Lithuania
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1. Treccani Enciclopedia Italiana: Goldman, Emma
Treccani Enciclopedia Italiana
  • Lead, life dates
    Anarchica e femminista russa (Kovno, Lituania, 1869-Toronto 1940)
  • Lead, description
    Anarchica e femminista russa
  • Lead, profession
    Anarchica e femminista russa
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2. Emma Goldman (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, North America and Europe
    anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe
  • Lead, birth
    Born in Kaunas, Lithuania (then within the Russian Empire)
  • Lead, birth, birthplace / region
    Born in Kaunas, Lithuania
  • In Branch: Political Philosophy, Lead, political philosophy
    She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy
  • Associated With: Anarchism, Anarchism
    Anarchism was central to Goldman's view of the world
  • In Tradition: Anarchism, Anarchism
    Anarchism was central to Goldman's view of the world
  • Influenced By: Mikhail Bakunin, Influences
    She was influenced by many diverse thinkers and writers, including Mikhail Bakunin, Henry David Thoreau, Peter Kropotkin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nikolai Chernyshevsky, and Mary Wollstonecraft.
  • Influenced By: Henry David Thoreau, Influences
    She was influenced by many diverse thinkers and writers, including Mikhail Bakunin, Henry David Thoreau, Peter Kropotkin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nikolai Chernyshevsky, and Mary Wollstonecraft.
  • Influenced By: Peter Kropotkin, Influences
    She was influenced by many diverse thinkers and writers, including Mikhail Bakunin, Henry David Thoreau, Peter Kropotkin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nikolai Chernyshevsky, and Mary Wollstonecraft.
  • Influenced By: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Influences
    She was influenced by many diverse thinkers and writers, including Mikhail Bakunin, Henry David Thoreau, Peter Kropotkin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nikolai Chernyshevsky, and Mary Wollstonecraft.
  • Influenced By: Mary Wollstonecraft, Influences
    She was influenced by many diverse thinkers and writers, including Mikhail Bakunin, Henry David Thoreau, Peter Kropotkin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nikolai Chernyshevsky, and Mary Wollstonecraft.
  • Influenced By: Friedrich Nietzsche, Influences
    Another philosopher who influenced Goldman was Friedrich Nietzsche.
  • In Group: Feminist Political Philosophy, Lead, women's rights
    Goldman became a writer and a renowned lecturer on anarchist philosophy, women's rights, and social issues
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