When the "mother of American anarchism" tried to speak in Philadelphia in 1909, it triggered a protracted legal battle involving the police department, the mayor, and the federal government. 

Originally aired: July 13, 2022.

Sources: 

Emma Goldman’s writings: 

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/category/author/emma-goldman

Emma Goldman broad history: 

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldman-1869-1940/ 

https://jwa.org/womenofvalor/goldman 

Newspaper accounts of the 1909 speech: 

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-goldman-arrest/104483531/ 

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-goldman-in-phi/104484303/ 

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