![]() In this thesis I argue that the Yiddish anarchist movement in New York City experienced a period of critical transition between 19 that saw the movement largely turn away from internationalist discourse, and become more deeply involved in Jewish politics. Living My Life proposes that radicals summon the people through shared experience, expanding our understanding of radical thought and the relevance of autobiography for political theory. I follow Goldman’s transition between these approaches through narratives of early life and politics, prison, nursing, and her assistance with Alexander Berkman’s attack on Henry Clay Frick and her defense of William McKinley’s assassin. Empathetic politics builds that needed solidarity, by encouraging radicals to learn from the masses and by educating the masses on the conditions that motivate radicals to act. ![]() I find in Living My Life two approaches to antiauthoritarian action: Adversarial politics seeks to emancipate the masses by contesting the agents of state, market, or patriarchy, but it falters when radicals act for those with whom they share few experiences. Anarcha-feminist Emma Goldman wrote her 1931 autobiography to evaluate her early politics and American radicalism at the turn of the century.
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