Elizabeth Gurley Flynn : modern American revolutionary

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn : modern American revolutionary /

"In 1906, fifteen-year old Elizabeth Gurley Flynn mounted a soapbox in Times Square to denounce capitalism and proclaim a new era for women's freedom. Quickly recognized as an outstanding public speaker and formidable organizer, she devoted her life to creating a socialist America, "f...

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Main Author: Vapnek, Lara, 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 2015
Series:Lives of American women.
Subjects:
Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley.
Women labor leaders > United States > Biography.
Communists > United States > Biography.
Women revolutionaries > United States > Biography.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Series Editor's Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. East Side of Arc-Early Life
  • 2. Wobbly Agitator-Fights for Free Speech
  • 3. Building Solidarity with the IWW-Landmark Strikes
  • 4. The Question of Violence
  • 5. Defending Workers During the Red Scare
  • 6. "No Present Prospects of Returning East"-Oregon Years
  • 7. "My Second Life"-The Communist Party
  • 8. Flynn Fights Fascism-World War II
  • 9. Liberty Denied-The Cold War
  • 10. "Mortal Enemy of Capitalism-Last Years
  • Primary Sources
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Index.

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