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Gr 9 Up—Heiligman delivers an engrossing biography of famed anarchist Emma Goldman. Born in Russia in 1869 to a poor Jewish family with an abusive father, she immigrated to the United States at 16, held a job at a sewing factory in Rochester, NY, for $2.50 a week, and quit when she wasn't given a raise. In New York City, she found her calling in life, advocating for anarchism and fighting the oppression of the working class. Authorities were constantly trying to squelch her freedom of speech, proclaiming her the most dangerous wo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More