Episode 7: The Dawn of Mother Earth
A French reprint of “The Tragedy of Women’s Emancipation,” originally published in the first issue of Mother Earth, March 1906
(Source: Emma Goldman Papers on Tumblr)
In the inaugural issue of Mother Earth, Emma Goldman publishes a blistering critique of the feminist movement, saying that they’ve sold out for far too little. Alexander Berkman is released from prison years early but emerges deeply traumatized, and struggles to adapt to his new life.
With guests Kathy Ferguson and Clare Hemmings
