Emma Goldman Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is emancipation?
The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
Define hacktivism.
The use of computer-based techniques such as hacking as a form of civil disobedience to promote a political agenda or social change.
When was Emma Goldman born and where?
Born 1869 in Lithuania (then part of the Russian empire).
What event in 1886 attracted Goldman to anarchism?
The 1886 Haymarket Affair.
What did Goldman urge during her speeches in the 1893 economic crisis?
She reportedly urged the crowd to ‘take everything… by force.’
What was the outcome of Goldman’s involvement in the plot to assassinate Henry Clay Frick?
She was arrested and sentenced to a year in prison for inciting to riot.
How did Goldman become a famous figurehead of the American anarchist movement?
After her release from prison, she went on a speaking tour of the country.
What happened to Goldman after President McKinley was assassinated in 1901?
She was charged by authorities, but released after two weeks when no evidence linked her to the attack.
What publication did Goldman start in 1906?
Mother Earth.
Why was Goldman arrested in 1916?
For giving lessons in public on how to use contraceptives.
What was the result of the raid on Mother Earth’s offices in 1917?
Goldman was sentenced to two years in prison, followed by deportation to Russia.
What was Goldman’s view on the Bolshevik revolution?
She was initially supportive but became disillusioned with it.
What did Goldman say about anarchism and violence?
Anarchism is a philosophy of a new social order based on liberty unrestricted by man-made law.
What does Goldman believe is the most violent element in society?
Ignorance.
Did Goldman consider herself a feminist?
No, she stated that if feminism was only viewed through the lens of suffragettism, then she wasn’t a feminist.
According to Goldman, how can a woman be liberated?
By asserting herself as a personality and not a sex commodity.
What does Goldman argue about the ballot and women’s freedom?
The ballot could not set women free; real structures of oppression lie within the state.
Fill in the blank: A natural law is that factor in man which asserts itself freely and spontaneously without any _______.
external force.
What does Goldman say about the state?
The state is the greatest criminal, breaking every written and natural law.
How does Goldman argue the state operates against human nature?
By constantly constraining personal liberty and preventing social harmony.
What does Goldman criticize about the majority’s relationship with authority?
The mass ‘cling to its masters [and] loves the whip’.
Who is Murray Rothbard?
Anarcho-capitalist and advocate of Austrian economics.
What is a key aspect of anarcho-capitalism?
The system of private property upheld by private firms competing in a free market.
Name one cultural representation of anarchism in American cinema.
Fight Club, V for Vendetta, Captain Fantastic.
