Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: Modern American Revolutionary

by Lara Vapnek

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813348099
• ISBN13: 9780813348094
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"