Emma Goldman (1869–1940) Defense LINKS Emma Goldman: A Guide to Her Life and Documentary Sources http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/goldman/ Part of the Emma Goldman Papers Project, which "has collected, organized, and edited tens of thousands of documents by and about Goldman from around the world," this site offers an extensive amount of online information. BIOGRAPHY Emma Goldman (1869–1940)  Socialist, anarchist, and feminist, Goldman was born in Russia and emigrated in 1885 to New York City, where she worked in clothing factories and began writing and lecturing on behalf of reform movements, including feminism and birth control. In 1893, she was arrested for inciting a riot after urging a group of unemployed workers to take food by force. In 1919, after serving time in prison for agitating against military conscription and U.S. involvement in World War I, she was deported to Russia, whose revolution in 1917 she had hailed as the dawn of a just society. After two years, she left Russia to travel in a number of countries, including Germany, England, and Canada. In two books, My Disillusionment with Russia (1923) and My Further Disillusionment with Russia (1924), Goldman announced her break with the Russian regime. She spent her final years in Canada, anxiously awaiting word on her request to end her exile. The request was denied. She died in Canada and is buried in Chicago. Other works include Anarchism and Other Essays (1911) and the autobiography Living My Life (1931).