Person    | Female  Born 27/6/1869  Died 14/5/1940

Emma Goldman

Categories: Politics & Administration

Countries: Canada, Lithuania, USA

Political activist and writer. Born in what is now Lithuania. Emigrated to US 1885. Lover and life-long friend of Alexander Berkman. Imprisoned and then deported from the US. Moved to London in 1924. Again threatened with deportation she made a marriage of convenience in 1925 with a Scottish anarchist which gave her British citizenship and allowed her to travel. Died in Toronto.

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