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,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,&REW1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,LIV+ ,MY ,LIFE 

BY ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,VOLUME ,ONE 

,NEW ,YORK3 ,ALFR$ ,A ,KNOPF ,9C41 #a#i#c#a4 

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,! FIR/ /OP ON MY T\R WAS 9 ,B>RE1 ,V]MONT4 ,! ACTIVE GR\P !RE CONSI/$ ( ,ITALIANS EMPLOY$ MO/LY 9 ! /ONE-QU>RIES :I* FURNI%$ ! PR9CIPAL 9DU/RY ( ! CITY4 ,V]Y LITTLE TIME WAS LEFT ME = 9TROSPECTION 9TO MY P]SONAL LIFE2 !RE W]E NUM]\S MEET+S1 DEBATES1 PRIVATE GA!R+S1 & DISCUSSIONS4 ,I F\ND G5]\S HOSPITALITY ) MY HO/1 ,PALAVIC9I1 A COMRADE :O HAD WORK$ TOGE!R ) ME 9 ! TEXTILE /RIKE 9 ,SUMMIT4 ,HE WAS A CULTIVAT$ MAN1 WELL-9=M$ NOT ONLY ON ! 9T]NATIONAL LABOR MOVEM5T BUT ALSO ON ! NEW T5D5CIES 9 ,ITALIAN >T & LETT]S4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ,I MET ALSO ,LUIGI ,GALLEANI1 ! 9TELLECTUAL LEAD] ( ! ,ITALIAN ACTIVITIES 9 ! ,NEW ,5GL& ,/ATES4 

,V]MONT WAS UND] ! BLESS+S ( ,PROHIBITION1 & ,I WAS 9T]E/$ 9 LE>N+ ITS EFFECTS4 ,9 COMPANY ) MY HO/ ,I MADE ! R\NDS ( SOME PRIVATE HOMES4 ,TO MY A/ONI%M5T ,I F\ND ?AT ALMO/ ALL ( !M HAD BE5 TURN$ 9TO SALOONS4 ,9 ONE SU* PLACE WE CAME UPON A DOZ5 M5 VISIBLY UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( LIQUOR4 ,MO/ ( !M W]E CITY (FICIALS1 MY COMPANION 9=M$ ME4 ,! /UFFY KIT*51 ) ! *ILDR5 ( ! FAMILY 9HAL+ ! F\L AIR ( :ISKEY & TOBACCO1 CON/ITUT$ ! DR9K+-D54 ,MANY SU* PLACES W]E ?RIV+ UND] ! PROTECTION ( ! POLICE1 TO :OM P>T ( ! 9COME WAS REGUL>LY PAID4 0,?AT IS NOT ! WOR/ EVIL ( ,PROHIBITION10 MY COMRADE REM>K$2 0ITS MO/ DAMNABLE SIDE IS ! DE/RUCTION ( HOSPITALITY & GOOD-FELL[%IP4 ,=M]LY Y\ C\LD (F] A DR9K TO CALL]S OR HAVE ONE (F]$ TO Y\4 ,N[1 ) MO/ PEOPLE TURN$ 9TO SALOON-KEEP]S1 Y\R FRI5DS EXPECT Y\ TO BUY BOOZE OR TO BUY IT FROM Y\40 

,ANO!R RESULT ( ,PROHIBITION WAS ! 9CREASE ( PRO/ITUTION4 ,WE SIT$ SEV]AL H\SES ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ! T[N1 ALL DO+ A FL\RI%+ BUS9ESS4 ,MO/ ( ! 0GUE/S0 W]E TRAVEL+ SALESM51 ) A SPR9KL+ ( F>M]S4 ,BY ! CLOS+ ( ! SALOONS ! BRO!L BECAME ! ONLY PLACE :]E ! M5 COM+ 9TO T[N C\LD F9D SOME DI/RACTION4 

,AFT] TWO WEEKS' ACTIVITY 9 ,B>RE ! POLICE SUDD5LY DECID$ TO PREV5T MY LA/ MEET+4 ,! (FICIAL REASON = IT WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE MY LECTURE ON W>4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! AU?ORITIES1 ,I HAD SAID3 0,GOD BLESS ! H& ?AT BLEW UP ! ,MA9E40 ,IT WAS ( C\RSE OBVI\SLY RIDICUL\S TO CR$IT ME ) SU* AN UTT]ANCE4 ,! UN(FICIAL V]SION WAS MORE PLAUSIBLE4 0,Y\ CAU<T ! ,MAYOR & ! ,*IEF ( ,POLICE 9 ,MRS4 ,COLLETTI'S KIT*51 DEAD DRUNK10 MY ,ITALIAN FRI5D EXPLA9$1 0& Y\ HAVE LOOK$ 9TO !IR /AKES 9 ! BRO!LS4 ,NO WOND] !Y CONSID] Y\ DANG]\S N[ & WANT TO GET Y\ \T40 

,IT WAS NOT UNTIL ,I REA*$ ,*ICAGO ?AT ,I BEGAN TO MAKE MY EF=TS C\NT4 ,AS ON MY PREC$+ T\R1 ,I WAS 9VIT$ TO SPEAK BY MANY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS1 9CLUD+ ! CONS]VATIVE ,WOODWORK]S' ,UNION1 :I* HAD NEV] BE=E ALL[$ AN AN>*I/ )9 ITS SACR$ PORTALS4 ,A NUMB] ( LECTURES W]E ALSO >RANG$ = ME BY ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/S4 ,IT WAS /R5U\S WORK & ,I %\LD PROBABLY NOT HAVE BE5 ABLE TO C>RY IT ?R\< BUT = ! EXHIL>AT+ COMPANION%IP ( ,MAX ,BAG9SKI4 

,AS ON PREVI\S OCCASIONS MY HEADQU>T]S W]E AGA9 ) ! ,APPELS4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ,MAX & ,I R5T$ A LITTLE PLACE NE> ,L9COLN ,P>K1 \R ,ZAUB]S*LOSS 7FAIRY-CA/LE71 AS HE *RI/5$ IT1 TO :I* WE MI<T ESCAPE 9 \R FREE H\RS4 ,!RE WE W\LD (T5 FEA/ ON ! BASKETFULS ( DELICACIES1 FRUIT1 & W9E ! EXTRAVAGANTLY BIG-NATUR$ ,MAX W\LD BR+4 ,!N WE W\LD READ ,ROMEO UND ,JULIET AUF DEM ,L&E1 ! BEAUTIFUL /ORY BY ,GOTTFRI$ ,KELL]1 & ! WORKS ( \R FAVORITES3 ,/R9DB]G1 ,W$EK9D1 ,GABRIELE ,REUT]1 ,KNUT ,HAMSUN1 &1 BE/ ( ALL1 ,NIETZS*E4 ,MAX KNEW & UND]/OOD ,NIETZS*E & DEEPLY LOV$ HIM4 ,IT WAS ONLY BY ! AID ( HIS REM>KABLE APPRECIATION ?AT ,I BECAME AW>E ( ! FULL SIGNIFICANCE ( ! GREAT POET- PHILOSOPH]4 ,AFT] READ+S CAME LONG WALKS 9 ! P>K & TALKS AB\T 9T]E/+ PEOPLE 9 ! ,G]MAN MOVEM5T1 AB\T >T & LIT]ATURE4 ,! MON? 9 ,*ICAGO WAS FILL$ ) 9T]E/+ WORK1 ! F9E COMRADE%IP ( NEW FRI5DS1 & EXQUISITE H\RS ( JOY & H>MONY ) ,MAX4 

,! ,P>IS ,EXPOSITION1 :I* WAS BE+ PLANN$ = #a#i1 SUGGE/$ ! IDEA TO \R ,EUROPEAN COMRADES ( HOLD+ AN AN>*I/ CONGRESS AT AB\T ! SAME TIME4 ,!RE W\LD BE R$UC$ F>ES1 & MANY ( \R FRI5DS W\LD BE ABLE TO COME FROM DIFF]5T C\NTRIES4 ,I HAD RECEIV$ AN 9VITATION2 ,I SPOKE TO ,MAX AB\T IT & ASK$ HIM TO COME ) ME4 ,A TRIP TO ,EUROPE TOGE!R - ! V]Y ?\<T ( IT TRANSPORT$ US ) EC/ASY4 ,MY T\R W\LD LA/ TILL ,AUGU/2 !N WE C\LD C>RY \T \R NEW PLAN4 ,WE MI<T J\RNEY TO ,5GL& FIR/2 ,I WAS SURE ! COMRADES W\LD WANT ME TO LECTURE !RE4 ,!N TO ,P>IS4 0,?9K ( IT1 DE>E/ --- ,P>IS60 0,WOND]FUL1 GLORI\S60 HE CRI$4 0,BUT ! F>E --- HAVE Y\ ?\<T ( ?AT1 MY ROMANTIC ,EMMA80 0,?AT'S NO?+4 ,I WILL ROB A *UR* OR A SYNAGOGUE --- ,I'LL GET ! MONEY SOMEH[6 ,WE MU/ GO ANYH[4 ,WE MU/ GO 9 QUE/ ( ! MOON60 0,TWO BABES 9 ! WOODS10 ,MAX COMM5T$2 0TWO SANE ROMANTICS 9 A CRAZY WORLD60 

,ON MY WAY TO ,D5V] ,I MADE A SIDE TRIP TO ,CAPL+] ,MILLS1 AN AGRICULTURAL DI/RICT 9 S\?-WE/]N ,MISS\RI4 ,MY ONLY PREVI\S CONTACT ) F>M LIFE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAD BE5 YE>S BE=E :5 ,I HAD CANVAS$ ,MASSA*USETTS F>M]S = ORD]S TO 5L>GE ! PICTURES ( !IR WOR?Y ANCE/ORS4 ,I HAD F\ND !M SO DULL1 SO ROOT$ 9 OLD SOCIAL TRADITIONS1 ?AT ,I DID NOT EV5 C>E TO TELL !M :AT ,I /OOD =4 ,I WAS SURE !Y W\LD ?9K ME POSSESS$ ( ! DEVIL4 ,IT V]Y MU* SURPRIS$ ME1 !RE=E1 TO RECEIVE AN 9VITATION FROM ,CAPL+] ,MILLS TO LECTURE !RE4 ,! COMRADE :O WROTE ?AT %E HAD >RANG$ MY MEET+S WAS ,KATE ,AU/51 :OSE >TICLES ,I HAD READ 9 ,FREE ,SOCIETY & O!R RADICAL PUBLICATIONS4 ,H] WRIT+S %[$ H] TO BE A LOGICAL ?9K]1 WELL-9=M$1 & ( REVOLUTION>Y FIB]1 :ILE H] LETT]S TO ME 9DICAT$ AN AFFECTIONATE1 S5SITIVE BE+4 

,AT ! /ATION ,I WAS MET BY ,SAM ,AU/51 ,KATE'S HUSB&1 :O ANN\NC$ ?AT ,CAPL+] ,MILLS WAS TW5TY-TWO MILES DI/ANT FROM ! RAILROAD4 0,! ROADS >E V]Y BAD10 HE SAID2 0,I'M AFRAID ,I'LL HAVE TO TIE Y\ TO ! SEAT ( MY WAGON1 ELSE Y\ MAY BE %AK5 \T40 ,I SOON F\ND HE HAD NOT BE5 EXAGG]AT+4 ,WE HAD H>DLY COV]$ HALF ! WAY :5 !RE CAME A VIOL5T JOLT & ! CRACK+ ( :EELS4 ,SAM L&$ 9 A DIT*1 & :5 ,I ATTEMPT$ TO GET UP1 ,I FELT SORE ALL OV]4 ,HE LIFT$ ME \T ( ! WAGON & SET ME D[N BY ! WAYSIDE4 ,WAIT+ & RUBB+ MY A*+ JO9TS1 ,I TRI$ TO SMILE TO 5C\RAGE ,SAM4 

,:ILE HE WAS T9K]+ ! BROK5 :EEL1 MY ?\<TS W5T BACK TO ,POPELAN & \R LONG RIDES 9 ! BIG SLEI< DRAWN BY A FI]Y TROIKA4 ,MY BLOOD T+L$ ) ! MY/]Y ( ! NI<T1 ! />RY HEAV5S ABOVE ME1 ! :ITE-CLAD EXPANSE1 ! MUSIC ( ! M]RY BELLS1 & ! PEASANT SONGS ( ,PETRU%KA AT MY SIDE4 ,! DANG] FROM ! WOLVES1 :OSE H[L+ C\LD BE HE>D 9 ! DI/ANCE1 MADE ! \T+S MORE ADV5TUR\S & ROMANTIC4 ,ON \R RETURN HOME !RE W\LD BE A FEA/ ( HOT POTATO PANCAKES BAK$ 9 DELICI\S GOOSE GREASE1 /EAM+ TEA ) V>5YA 7JAM7 ,MO!R HAD MADE1 & VODKA = ! S]VANTS4 ,PETRU%KA ALWAYS LET ME TA/E A LITTLE FROM HIS GLASS4 0,Y\'RE A REGUL> DRUNK>D10 HE W\LD TEASE ME4 ,?AT WAS 9DE$ MY REPUTATION S9CE ! DAY :5 !Y HAD F\ND ME 9 A /UPOR 9 \R CELL> UND]NEA? A BE]-B>REL4 ,FA!R W\LD NEV] P]MIT US TO TA/E LIQUOR1 BUT ONE DAY --- ,I WAS AB\T ?REE YE>S OLD !N --- ,I HAD TROTT$ D[N TO ! CELL>1 PUT MY M\? TO A FAUCET1 & DRANK ! QUE]-TA/+ /UFF4 ,I WOKE UP 9 MY B$1 DEA?LY SICK1 & W\LD NO D\BT HAVE BE5 GIV5 A S\ND ?RA%+ HAD NOT \R DE> OLD NURSE KEPT ME HIDD5 AWAY FROM ,FA!R4444 

,AT LA/ WE >RIV$ 9 ,CAPL+] ,MILLS AT ! ,AU/5 F>M4 0,PUT H] TO B$ RI<T AWAY & GIVE H] A HOT DR9K10 ,SAM DIRECT$1 0ELSE %E'LL HATE US = ! RE/ ( H] LIFE = HAV+ TAK5 H] OV] ?AT ROAD40 ,AFT] A HOT BA? & A GOOD MASSAGE ,I FELT MU* REFRE%$1 ?\< /ILL A*+ 9 EV]Y JO9T4 

,MY WEEK ) ! ,AU/5S %[$ ME NEW ANGLES ( ! SMALL ,AM]ICAN F>M]'S LIFE4 ,IT MADE ME SEE ?AT WE HAD BE5 WRONG TO REG>D ! F>M] 9 ! ,/ATES AS BELONG+ TO ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,KATE SAID IT WAS TRUE ONLY ( ! V]Y RI* L&[N] :O RAIS$ EV]Y?+ ON A L>GE SCALE2 ! VA/ MASS ( F>M]S 9 ,AM]ICA W]E EV5 MORE DEP5D5T ?AN ! CITY WORK]S4 ,!Y W]E AT ! M]CY ( ! BANK]S & ! RAILROADS1 NOT TO SPEAK ( !IR NATURAL 5EMIES1 /ORM & DR\<T4 ,TO COMBAT ! LATT] & N\RI% ! LEE*ES :O SAP ! F>M] HE MU/ SLAVE 5DLESS H\RS 9 EV]Y K9D ( WEA!R & LIVE ALMO/ ON ! $GE ( P5URY4 ,IT IS HIS TOILSOME LOT ?AT MAKES HIM H>D & CLOSE-FI/$1 ,KATE ?\<T4 ,%E LAM5T$ ESPECIALLY ! DRAB EXI/5CE ( ! F>M]'S WIFE4 0,! WOM5FOLK HAVE NO?+ BUT C>ES1 DRUDG]Y1 & FREQU5T *ILD-BE>+40 

,KATE HAD COME TO ,CAPL+] ONLY AFT] H] M>RIAGE4 ,BE=E ?AT %E HAD LIV$ 9 SMALL T[NS & VILLAGES4 ,LEFT 9 *>GE ( EI<T BRO!RS & SI/]S AT H] MO!R'S DEA?1 :5 %E H]SELF WAS ONLY ELEV5 YE>S OLD1 %E HAD HAD NO TIME = MU* /UDY4 ,TWO YE>S 9 A DI/RICT S*OOL WAS ALL ! LE>N+ H] FA!R HAD BE5 ABLE TO AF=D = H]4 ,I WOND]$ H[ %E HAD MANAG$ TO GA9 SO MU* KN[L$GE AS H] NUM]\S >TICLES IMPLI$4 0,FROM READ+10 %E 9=M$ ME4 ,H] FA!R HAD BE5 A CON/ANT READ]1 AT FIR/ ( ,+]SOLL'S WORKS1 LAT] ( ,LUCIF] & O!R RADICAL PUBLICATIONS4 ,! EV5TS 9 ,*ICAGO 9 #ahhg HAD EX]T$ UPON H]1 AS ALSO UPON ME1 ! GREATE/ 9FLU5CE4 ,S9CE !N %E HAD CLOSELY FOLL[$ ! SOCIAL /RUGGLE & HAD /UDI$ EV]Y?+ %E C\LD GET HOLD (4 ,! RANGE ( H] READ+1 JUDG+ BY ! BOOKS ,I F\ND 9 ! ,AU/5 H\SEHOLD1 WAS V]Y WIDE4 ,WORKS ON PHILOSOPHY1 ON SOCIAL & ECONOMIC QUE/IONS1 & ON SEX W]E SIDE BY SIDE ) ! BE/ 9 POETRY & FICTION4 ,!Y HAD BE5 H] S*OOL4 ,%E WAS ?OR\<LY 9=M$1 BESIDES POSSESS+ AN 5?USIASM EXTRAORD9>Y 9 A WOMAN :O HAD H>DLY COME 9 CONTACT ) LIFE4 

0,H[ CAN A WOMAN ( Y\R BRA9S & ABILITIES GO ON LIV+ 9 SU* A DULL & LIMIT$ SPH]E80 ,I 9QUIR$4 

0,WELL1 !RE IS ,SAM10 %E REPLI$1 0:O %>ES EV]Y?+ ) ME & :OM ,I LOVE1 & ! *ILDR54 ,& !RE >E MY NEI<BORS :O NE$ ME4 ,ONE CAN DO MU* EV5 H]E40 

,! ATT5DANCE AT MY ?REE MEET+S TE/IFI$ TO ,KATE'S 9FLU5CE4 ,FROM A RADIUS ( MANY MILES ! F>M]S CAME1 ON FOOT1 9 WAGONS1 & ON HORSEBACK4 ,TWO LECTURES ,I GAVE 9 ! LITTLE C\NTRY S*OOLH\SE1 ! ?IRD 9 A L>GE GROVE4 ,IT WAS A MO/ PICTURESQUE GA!R+1 ) ! FACES ( MY LI/5]S LIT UP BY LANT]NS !Y HAD BR\<T ) !M4 ,FROM ! QUE/IONS SOME ( ! M5 ASK$1 :I* C5T]$ MA9LY ON ! RI<T TO ! L& UND] AN>*ISM1 ,I C\LD SEE ?AT AT LEA/ SOME ( !M HAD NOT COME \T ( M]E CURIOSITY1 & ?AT ,KATE HAD AWAK5$ !M TO ! REALIZATION ?AT !IR [N DIFFICULTIES W]E P>T ( ! L>G] PROBLEMS ( SOCIETY4 

,! :OLE ,AU/5 FAMILY D$ICAT$ ITSELF TO ME DUR+ MY /AY4 ,SAM TOOK ME OV] ! FIELDS ON HORSEBACK1 HAV+ GIV5 ME A SOB] OLD M>E TO RIDE4 ,! *ILDR5 FULFILL$ MY WI%ES ALMO/ BE=E ,I HAD A *ANCE TO EXPRESS !M1 & ,KATE WAS ALL AFFECTIONATE DEVOTION4 ,WE W]E MU* ALONE TOGE!R1 :I* GAVE H] A *ANCE TO TELL ME AB\T H]SELF & H] SURR\ND+S4 ,! GREATE/ OBJECTION SOME ( H] NEI<BORS HAD TO H] WAS H] /& ON ! SEX QUE/ION4 0,:AT W\LD Y\ DO IF Y\R HUSB& FELL 9 LOVE ) ANO!R WOMAN80 A F>M]'S WIFE HAD ONCE ASK$ H]4 0,W\LDN'T Y\ LEAVE HIM80 0,NOT IF HE /ILL LOV$ ME10 ,KATE HAD PROMPTLY REPLI$4 0,& %\LDN'T Y\ HATE ! WOMAN80 0,NOT IF %E W]E A F9E P]SON & REALLY LOV$ ,SAM40 ,H] NEI<BOR HAD SAID ?AT IF %E DIDN'T KN[ ,KATE SO WELL1 %E W\LD CONSID] H] IMMORAL OR CRAZY2 EV5 AS IT WAS1 %E WAS SURE ,KATE C\LD NOT POSSIBLY LOVE H] HUSB& OR %E W\LD NEV] CONS5T TO %>E HIM ) ANYBODY ELSE4 0,! JOKE ( IT IS10 ,KATE ADD$1 ?AT ! HUSB& ( ?IS NEI<BOR IS KN[N TO BE AFT] EV]Y SKIRT1 & %E IS NOT AW>E ( IT4 ,Y\ HAVE NO IDEA :AT ! SEXUAL PRACTICES ( !SE F>M]S >E4 ,BUT IT IS ! RESULT MO/LY ( !IR DRE>Y EXI/5CE1 %E HA/5$ TO ADD2 0NO O!R \TLET1 NO DI/RACTION1 NO COLOR ( ANY SORT 9 !IR LIVES4 ,IT IS DIFF]5T 9 ! CITY EV5 ! POORE/ WORK+-MAN !RE CAN SOMETIMES GO TO A %[ OR A LECTURE1 OR F9D SOME 9T]E/ 9 HIS UNION4 ,! F>M] HAS NO?+ BUT LONG & >DU\S TOIL 9 ! SUMM]1 & EMPTY DAYS 9 ! W9T]4 ,SEX IS ALL !Y HAVE4 ,H[ %\LD !SE PEOPLE UND]/& SEX 9 ITS F9] EXPRESSIONS1 OR LOVE ?AT CANNOT BE SOLD OR B\ND8 ,IT'S AN UPHILL FI<T1 BUT WE MU/ /RIVE ON10 MY DE> COMRADE CONCLUD$4 

,TIME PASS$ ONLY TOO QUICKLY4 ,PRES5TLY ,I HAD TO LEAVE 9 ORD] TO KEEP MY 5GAGEM5TS 9 ! ,WE/4 ,SAM (F]$ TO TAKE ME TO ! /ATION BY A %ORT] R\TE1 :I* WAS 0ONLY F\RTE5 MILES40 ,KATE & ! RE/ ( ! FAMILY ACCOMPANI$ US4 

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