Emma Goldman: A Documentary History of the American Years, Vol. 2: Making Speech Free, 1902-1909

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by  Emma Goldman, Candace Falk (ed.)

EMMA GOLDMAN
A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF
THE AMERICAN YEARS
Candace Falk, editor
Barry Pateman, associate editor
Jessica M. Moran, assistant editor
Susan Wengraf, illustrations editor
Robert Cohen, consulting editor
1. Made for America, 1890–1901
2. Making Speech Free, 1902–1909
A DOcuMENtAry histOry Of thE AMEricAN yEArs
V o l u m e tWo
Making speech free, 1902–1909
CandaCe Falk • editor
Barry Pateman • assoCiate editor
JessiCa m. moran • assistant editor
SuSan Wengraf • IlluStratIonS edItor
robert Cohen • ConSultIng edItor
uNi vEr s i t y Of iL LiN Oi s p rEs s
Urbana and Chicago
frontispiece
Emma Goldman, 1906 (Chicago Historical Society)
First Illinois paperback, 2008
© 2016 by Candace Falk
All rights reserved.
Manufactured in the United States of America
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∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Emma Goldman : a documentary history of the American years /
edited by Candace Falk ; Barry Pateman, associate editor ;
Jessica M. Moran, assistant editor.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
v. 2: Making Speech Free, 1902–1909
isbn 978-0-252-07543-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Goldman, Emma, 1869–1940.
2. Women anarchists—United States—Biography.
3. Anarchism—United States—History—Sources.
4. Freedom of speech—United States—History—Sources.
I. Falk, Candace.
II. Goldman, Emma, 1869–1940.
III. Pateman, Barry
IV. Moran, Jessica M.
hx843.7.g65e427 2008
335'.83092—dc22 [b] 2007046970
We dedicate our work to all
who champion liberty and strive for
social and economic justice.
and
to the memory of
paul Avrich
(1931–2006)
dignified and generous
scholar of the history of anarchism,
gatherer of stories
and of friendships
that live on.

spONsOrs
The Emma Goldman Papers thanks all of our National Endowment for the Humanities
supporters, including these sustaining sponsors (2002–2003)
for the volumes, for helping to keep history alive Milken Family Foundation
through their generous contributions. Furthermore: A Project of the J.M. Kaplan
Fund
National Historical Publications and Records
Commission Carol Amyx
University of California, Berkeley The late Art and Libera Bortolotti
Leon F. Litwack, Alexander F. and May T. Mor- Ben and Ida Capes family:
rison Professor of American History Susan Chasson, David and Judith Capes,
Joseph Cerny, Vice Chancellor for Research Bonnie Capes Tabatznik, and Albert and
and Graduate Dean (1994–2000) Marlene Chasson
Linda Fabbri, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Mecca Reitman Carpenter
Research The late Marcus and the late Harryette Cohn
Susan Hirano, Budget Director Eric Alan Isaacson and Susan Kay Weaver
Edwin M. Epstein, Chair of Peace and Conflict Carolyn Patty Blum
Studies
Yvette Chalom and Paul Fogel
John Lie, Dean of International and Area
Mariam Chamberlain
Studies
Patrick Coughlin
Joan Kask, Associate Dean of International
Barbara Dobkin, Ma’yan, The Jewish Women’s
and Area Studies
Project
Charlene Nicholas, Mary Lewis, Susan Meyers,
Martin Duberman
Budget and Personnel Officers of Interna-
tional and Area Studies E. L. and Helen Doctorow
Lois Blum Feinblatt, Irving and Lois Blum Elaine Feingold and Randall M. Shaw
Foundation Marilyn French
Cora Weiss, Samuel Rubin Foundation Mark Friedman and Marjorie Solomon
Judith Taylor, The Murray and Grace Nissman The Funding Exchange
Foundation
Christina and John Gillis
Stephen M. Silberstein
Peter Glassgold and Susan Thibodeau
The late Alice Hamburg Agape Foundation Robert Segal and Nancy Bissel Segal
Louis and Sadie Harlan Jean Stone
Nancy Hewitt and Steven Lawson Michelle Shocked
Ronald Hill Judith Smith and family
Ronald Hogeland Shirley van Bourg
Bill Jersey and Shirley Kessler, Catticus Cor- Katrina van den Heuvel
poration
Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow
The list of donors to the Emma Goldman Papers
Hannah Kranzberg Project as well as donations in remembrance of
Maya Miller and in honor of others continues with Emma’s
Joan K. Peters and Peter Passell List, beginning on p. 575.
cONtENts
List of Documents xi
List of Illustrations xvii
Foreword xix
Raising Her Voices: An Introduction 1
Editorial Practices 81
List of Abbreviations 87
DOcuMENts, 1902–1909 89
Chronology 469
Directories
Individuals 507
Periodicals 549
Organizations 555
Selected Bibliography 567
Publications by Emma Goldman 572
Publications of the Mother
Earth Publishing Association 573
Publications of the Free Speech League 573
Emma’s List 575
Acknowledgments 585
Index 603