EMMA GOLDMAN Flashcards
What assignation was Goldman implicate in, though never convicted for?
US President William McKinley in 1901
What social causes was Goldman involved in?
The emancipation of women and the tolerance of homosexuality, and championed the idea of free love
What war did Goldman attempt to form anarchist communes in?
The Spanish Civil War in 1936-1937
What terms did Goldman term?
‘Propaganda of the deed’, the idea that the best way to inspire others to join the anarchist causes was to engage in acts of violence against state and capitalist institutions
What was the majority of Goldman’s work direct at?
Exposing the exploitative nature of capitalism, the oppressive nature of the state, and the need for violent revolution to bring both of them down
Why did Goldman reject the idea of political reform?
Because power corrupts people, so any system involving such power must be abolished
What is Goldman’s key work?
‘Living My Life’ (1931)
What was Goldman’s main contribution to anarchism?
To populist its mains ideas
What a Goldman quote about dancing?
‘If I can’t dance to it, it’s not my revolution’
In modern parlance, what might Goldman be referred as?
A ‘populist of the left’
Goldman’s view of human nature
Stressed the need for individual liberty. The desire for freedom is fundamental to mankind
Goldman’s view of the state
The state is only one source of oppression and denial of liberty. Religion and property ownership are equally oppressive
Goldman’s view of society
She proposed a society where all people would be treated as equal. She campaigned for economic, gender and racial equality in society
Goldman’s view of the economy
A violent opponent of capitalism, she was more concerned with liberty than with economic justice, but was fundamentally a communist
