Emma Goldman

born June 27, 1869, died 1940

Emma Goldman is considered the "mother of anarchy in America".
A passionate political activist, she spoke eloquently on behalf
of individual rights. She was arrested numerous times for giving
lectures on birth control, atheism, and patriotism.
During a speech to unemployed men in New York City's Union Square,
she proclaimed that it was their "sacred right" to steal bread if 
they were starving. For this offense, Goldman served a year in 
jail. Goldman was deported to Russia in 1919 for helping men avoid 
the draft. Her body was returned to the United States after her death,
and she was buried near the graves of the those murdered in the Hay Market
Riot of 1886.