Living my Life
by Emma Goldman · first published 1931
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Living My Life is the autobiography of Lithuanian-born anarchist Emma Goldman, who became internationally renowned as an activist based in the United States. It was published in two volumes in 1931 (Alfred A. Knopf) and 1934 (Garden City Publishing Company). Goldman wrote it while living in Saint-Tropez, France, following her disillusionment with the Bolshevik role in the Russian Revolution. The text thoroughly covers her personal and political life from early childhood through to 1927. The book has constantly remained in print since, in original and abridged editions. Since the autobio
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…anarchism, at least give readers some way to find the threads of what it meant to be involved in the labor movement at the time. If anyone is interested, but won't bother to read Goldman's autobiography Living My Life, it's worth at least reading Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, which does a great job laying out the context of the early 20th century anarchist movement.
on “The revolutionary life of Emma Goldman, anarchist legend” ↗…with some supernatural precision. I always return to it, for the beautiful writing, for reminders of her lifelong commitment to an ideal. If you want to read more from her, check out her autobiography: "Living My Life" http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/emma-goldman-living-m...
on “Was My Life Worth Living? (1934)” ↗…the movement should not be turned into a cloister. If it meant that, I did not want it. "I want freedom, the right to self-expression, everybody's right to beautiful, radiant things." -- Emma Goldman, Living My Life (1931) http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/goldman/Features/danceswithfemin...
on “Why Socialists Don't Believe in Fun (1943)” ↗