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04298aam a2200517 i 4500 001 1780854EFAD311E7A45C351A97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180116092551 008 140711s2015 coua b 000 0beng 010 $a 2014027690 020 $a 0813348099 020 $a 9780813348094 035 $a (OCoLC)881665483 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d BDX $d YDXCP $d OCLCF $d CDX $d BKL $d STF $d COO $d OCLCO $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us 050 00 $a HX84.F5 $b V37 2015 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a BIO022000 $a HIS036060 $a BIO022000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Vapnek, Lara, $d 1967- $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2001041921 245 10 $a Elizabeth Gurley Flynn : $b modern American revolutionary / $c Lara Vapnek. 264 1 $a Boulder, CO : $b Westview Press, $c [2015] 300 $a xiii, 226 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a Lives of American women 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-213). 520 $a "In 1906, fifteen-year old Elizabeth Gurley Flynn mounted a soapbox in Times Square to denounce capitalism and proclaim a new era for women's freedom. Quickly recognized as an outstanding public speaker and formidable organizer, she devoted her life to creating a socialist America, "free from poverty, exploitation, greed and injustice." Flynn became the most important female leader of the Industrial Workers of the World and of the American Communist Party, fighting tirelessly for workers' rights to organize and to express dissenting ideas. Weaving together Flynn's personal and political life, this biography reveals previously unrecognized connections between feminism, socialism, free love, and free speech. Flynn's remarkable career casts new light on the long and varied history of radicalism in the United States. About the Lives of American Women series: Selected and edited by renowned women's historian Carol Berkin, these brief biographies are designed for use in undergraduate courses. Rather than a comprehensive approach, each biography focuses instead on a particular aspect of a women's life that is emblematic of her time, or which made her a pivotal figure in the era. The emphasis is on a "good read," featuring accessible writing and compelling narratives, without sacrificing sound scholarship and academic integrity. Primary sources at the end of each biography reveal the subject's perspective in her own words. Study questions and an annotated bibliography support the student reader"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a East Side Joan of Arc-Early life -- Wobbly Agitator-Fights for Free Speech -- Building Solidarity with the IWW-Landmark strikes -- The Question of Violence -- Defending Workers during the Red Scare -- "No Present Prospects of Returning East"-Oregon years -- "My Second Life"-the Communist Party -- Flynn Fights Fascism-World War II -- Liberty Denied-the Cold War -- "Mortal Enemy of Capitalism"-Last years. 600 10 $a Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50003598 650 0 $a Women labor leaders $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Communists $z United States $v Biography. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008101368 650 0 $a Women revolutionaries $z United States $v Biography. 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423686 $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423686 650 7 $a HISTORY / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women. $2 bisacsh 600 17 $a Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00000871 650 7 $a Communists. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00870612 650 7 $a Women labor leaders. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01178088 650 7 $a Women revolutionaries. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01178470 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 830 0 $a Lives of American women. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012144132 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231021024608.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1780854EFAD311E7A45C351A97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search