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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,T$ ,SW$5BURG1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,SUGGE/IONS ?AT ,I WRITE MY MEMOIRS CAME TO ME :5 ,I HAD B>ELY BEGUN TO LIVE1 & CONT9U$ ALL ?R\< ! YE>S4 ,BUT ,I NEV] PAID HE$ TO ! PROPOSAL4 ,I WAS LIV+ MY LIFE 9T5SELY -- :AT NE$ TO WRITE AB\T IT8 ,ANO!R REASON = MY RELUCTANCE WAS ! CONVICTION ,I 5T]TA9$ ?AT ONE %\LD WRITE AB\T ONE'S LIFE ONLY :5 ONE HAD CEAS$ TO /& 9 ! V]Y TORR5T ( IT4 0,:5 ONE HAS REA*$ A GOOD PHILOSOPHIC AGE10 ,I US$ TO TELL MY FRI5DS1 0CAPABLE ( VIEW+ ! TRAG$IES & COM$IES ( LIFE IMP]SONALLY & DETA*$LY -- P>TICUL>LY ONE'S [N LIFE -- ONE IS LIKELY TO CREATE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY WOR? :ILE40 ,/ILL FEEL+ ADOLESC5TLY Y\NG 9 SPITE ( ADVANC+ YE>S1 ,I DID NOT CONSID] MYSELF COMPET5T TO UND]TAKE SU* A TASK4 ,MOREOV]1 ,I ALWAYS LACK$ ! NECESS>Y LEISURE = CONC5TRAT$ WRIT+4 

,MY 5=C$ ,EUROPEAN 9ACTIVITY LEFT ME 5\< TIME TO READ A GREAT DEAL1 9CLUD+ BIOGRAPHIES & AUTOBIOGRAPHIES4 ,I DISCOV]$1 MU* TO MY DISCOMFITURE1 ?AT OLD AGE1 F> FROM RIP5+ WISDOM & MELL[NESS1 IS TOO (T5 FRAU<T ) S5ILITY1 N>R[NESS1 & PETTY RANCOR4 ,I W\LD NOT RISK SU* A CALAMITY1 & ,I BEGAN TO ?9K S]I\SLY AB\T WRIT+ MY LIFE4 

,! GREAT DIFFICULTY ?AT FAC$ ME WAS LACK ( HI/ORICAL DATA = MY WORK4 ,ALMO/ EV]Y?+ 9 ! WAY ( BOOKS1 CORRESPOND5CE1 & SIMIL> MAT]IAL ?AT ,I HAD ACCUMULAT$ DUR+ ! ?IRTY-FIVE YE>S ( MY LIFE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAD BE5 CONFISCAT$ BY ! ,DEP>TM5T ( ,JU/ICE RAID]S & NEV] RETURN$4 ,I LACK$ EV5 MY P]SONAL SET ( ! ,MO!R ,E>? MAGAZ9E1 :I* ,I HAD PUBLI%$ = TWELVE YE>S4 ,IT WAS A PROBLEM ,I C\LD SEE NO SOLUTION =4 ,SKEPTIC ?AT ,I AM1 ,I HAD OV]LOOK$ ! MAGIC P[] ( FRI5D%IP1 :I* HAD SO (T5 9 MY LIFE MADE M\NTA9S MOVE4 ,MY /AUN* FRI5DS ,LEON>D ,D4 ,ABBOTT1 ,AGNES ,+LIS1 ,W4 ,S4 ,VAN ,VALK5BUR<1 & O!RS SOON PUT MY D\BTS TO %AME4 ,AGNES1 ! F\ND] ( ! ,LABADIE ,LIBR>Y 9 ,DETROIT1 CONTA9+ ! RI*E/ COLLECTION ( RADICAL & REVOLUTION>Y MAT]IAL 9 ,AM]ICA1 CAME TO MY AID ) H] USUAL READ9ESS4 ,LEON>D DID HIS %>E1 & ,VAN SP5T ALL HIS FREE TIME 9 RESE>* WORK = ME4 

,9 ! MATT] ( ,EUROPEAN DATA ,I KNEW ,I C\LD TURN TO ! TWO BE/ HI/ORIANS 9 \R RANKS3 ,MAX ,NETTLAU & ,RUDOLF ,ROCK]4 ,NO FUR!R NE$ TO WORRY ) SU* AN >RAY ( C[ORK]S4 

,/ILL ,I WAS NOT APPEAS$4 ,I NE$$ SOME?+ ?AT W\LD HELP ME RE-CREATE ! ATMOSPH]E ( MY [N P]SONAL LIFE3 ! EV5TS1 SMALL OR GREAT1 ?AT HAD TOSS$ ME AB\T EMOTIONALLY4 ,AN OLD VISE ( M9E CAME TO MY RESCUE3 V]ITABLE M\NTA9S ( LETT]S ,I HAD WRITT54 ,(T5 ,I HAD BE5 *ID$ BY MY PAL ,SA%A1 O!RWISE KN[N AS ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN1 & BY MY O!R FRI5DS1 = MY PROCLIVITY TO SPREAD MYSELF 9 LETT]S4 ,F> FROM VIRTUE BR++ REW>D1 IT WAS MY 9IQUITY ?AT GAVE ME :AT ,I NE$$ MO/ -- ! TRUE ATMOSPH]E ( PA/ DAYS4 ,B5 ,REITMAN1 ,B5 ,CAPES1 ,JACOB ,M>GOLIS1 ,AGNES ,+LIS1 ,H>RY ,WE9B]G]1 ,VAN1 MY ROMANTIC ADMIR] ,LEON ,BASS1 & SCORES ( O!R FRI5DS READILY RESPOND$ TO MY REQUE/ TO S5D ME MY LETT]S4 ,MY1 NIECE1 ,/ELLA ,BALLANT9E1 HAD KEPT EV]Y?+ ,I HAD WRITT5 H] DUR+ MY IMPRISONM5T 9 ! ,MISS\RI P5IT5TI>Y4 ,%E1 AS WELL AS MY DE> FRI5D ,M4 ,ELEANOR ,FITZG]ALD1 HAD ALSO PRES]V$ MY ,RUSSIAN CORRESPOND5CE4 ,9 %ORT1 ,I WAS SOON PUT 9TO POSSESSION ( OV] ONE ?\S& SPECIM5S ( MY EPI/OL>Y EFFUSIONS4 ,I CONFESS ?AT MO/ ( !M W]E PA9FUL READ+1 = AT NO TIME DOES ONE REVEAL ONESELF SO MU* AS 9 ONE'S 9TIMATE CORRESPOND5CE4 ,BUT = MY PURPOSE !Y W]E ( UTMO/ VALUE4 

,?US SUPPLI$1 ,I />T$ = ,SA9T-,TROPEZ1 A PICTURESQUE FI%] NE/ 9 ! S\? ( ,FRANCE1 9 COMPANY ( ,EMILY ,HOLMES ,COLEMAN1 :O WAS TO ACT AS MY SECRET>Y4 ,DEMI1 AS %E IS FAMILI>LY CALL$1 WAS A WILD WOOD-SPRITE ) A VOLCANIC TEMP]4 ,BUT %E WAS ALSO ! T5D]E/ ( BE+S1 )\T ANY GUILE OR RANCOR4 ,%E WAS ESS5TIALLY ! POET1 HI<LY IMAG9ATIVE & S5SITIVE4 ,MY WORLD ( IDEAS WAS =EIGN TO H]1 NATURAL REBEL & AN>*I/ ?\< %E WAS4 ,WE CLA%$ FURI\SLY1 (T5 TO ! PO9T ( WI%+ EA* O!R 9 ,SA9T-,TROPEZ ,BAY4 ,BUT IT WAS NO?+ COMP>$ TO H] *>M1 H] PR(\ND 9T]E/ 9 MY WORK1 & H] F9E UND]/&+ = MY 9N] CONFLICTS4 

,WRIT+ HAD NEV] COME EASY TO ME1 & ! WORK AT H& DID NOT MEAN M]ELY WRIT+4 ,IT MEANT RELIV+ MY LONG-=GOTT5 PA/1 ! RESURRECTION ( MEMORIES ,I DID NOT WI% TO DIG \T FROM ! DEEPS ( MY CONSCI\SNESS4 ,IT MEANT D\BTS 9 MY CREATIVE ABILITY1 DEPRESSION1 & DI%E>T5+S4 ,ALL ?R\< ?AT P]IOD ,DEMI HELD \T BRAVELY & 5C\RAGEM5T PROV$ ! COM=T & 9SPIRATION ( ! FIR/ YE> ( MY /RUGGLE4 

,ALTOGE!R ,I WAS V]Y =TUNATE 9 ! NUMB] & DEVOTION ( FRI5DS :O EX]T$ !MSELVES TO SMOO? ! WAY = ,LIV+ ,MY ,LIFE4 ,! FIR/ TO />T ! FUND TO SECURE ME FROM MAT]IAL ANXIETY WAS ,PEGGY ,GUGG5HEIM4 ,O!R FRI5DS & COMRADES FOLL[$ SUIT1 GIV+ )\T /9T FROM !IR LIMIT$ ECONOMIC MEANS4 ,MIRIAM ,L]N]1 A Y\NG ,AM]ICAN FRI5D1 VOLUNTE]$ TO TAKE ,DEMI'S PLACE :5 ! LATT] HAD TO LEAVE = ,5GL&4 ,DORO?Y ,M>%1 ,BETTY ,M>K[1 & ,EMMY ,ECK/E9 TYP$ P>T ( MY MANUSCRIPT AS A LABOR ( LOVE4 ,>?UR ,LEON>D ,ROSS1 K9DE/ & MO/ LAVI% ( M51 GAVE ME HIS UNTIR+ EF=TS AS LEGAL REPRES5TATIVE & ADVIS]4 ,H[ C\LD SU* FRI5D%IP EV] BE REW>D$8 

,& ,SA%A8 ,MANY MISGIV+S BESET ME :5 WE BEGAN ! REVISION ( MY MANUSCRIPT4 ,I FE>$ HE MI<T RES5T SEE+ HIMSELF PICTUR$ ?R\< MY EYES4 ,W\LD HE BE DETA*$ 5\<1 ,I WOND]$1 SUFFICI5TLY OBJECTIVE = ! TASK8 ,I F\ND HIM REM>KABLY SO = ONE :O IS SO MU* A P>T ( MY /ORY4 ,= EI<TE5 MON?S ,SA%A WORK$ SIDE BY SIDE ) ME AS 9 \R OLD DAYS4 ,CRITICAL1 ( C\RSE1 BUT ALWAYS 9 ! F9E/ & BROADE/ SPIRIT4 ,SA%A ALSO IT WAS :O SUGGE/$ ! TITLE1 ,LIV+ ,MY ,LIFE4 

,MY LIFE AS ,I HAVE LIV$ IT [ES EV]Y?+ TO ?OSE :O HAD COME 9TO IT1 /AY$ LONG OR LITTLE1 & PASS$ \T4 ,!IR LOVE1 AS WELL AS !IR HATE1 HAS GONE 9TO MAK+ MY LIFE WOR? :ILE4 

,LIV+ ,MY ,LIFE IS MY TRIBUTE & MY GRATITUDE TO !M ALL4 

,E,M,M,A ,G,O,L,D,M,A,N 

 ,SA9T-,TROPEZ1 ,FRANCE 

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