biographies

Biographies of revolutionaries, radicals, historical figures and working class activists.

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

The example of Sneevliet - Wilebaldo Solano

A short biographical sketch of the life of Henk Sneevliet, Dutch trade unionist, socialist, and internationalist opponent of both world wars,…

Karl Plättner

Plättner, Karl (1893-1945)

As important as Max Hoelz in the history of the German Revolution, Karl Plättner lacked Hoelz’s talent for self-publicity but was as much a rebel…

El Combate

Garcia, Vicente (1866-1930) aka Palmiro aka Martin Zalacain

A short biography of Vicente Garcia, one of the first Spanish anarchist communists, also active in…

Pepita Laguarda

Laguarda Batet, Pepita (1919-1936)

A short biography of the Spanish anarchist militia woman Pepita Laguarda

John Olday

Olday, John, 1905-1977, aka Arthur William Oldag aka Fredrick Frostick aka Frank Allen aka Willi Freimann, aka Michael Peterson

A short biography of Scots-German anarchist John Olday

Rudolf Michaelis

Michaelis, Rudolf aka Michel aka Hans Bronner (1907-1990)

A short biography of German anarchist Rudolf Michaelis

Emma Tenayuca with strikers in 1938

Emma Tenayuca and the 1938 pecan shellers' strike

A short account of the life of Emma Tenayuca and the Texas pecan shellers' strike of largely Hispanic workers in which she played a leading role.

Bernardo Melacci

Melacci, Bernardo (1893-1943)

A short biography of Italian anarchist Bernardo Melacci

Guido Barroero

Barroero, Guido, (1946-2015)

A short biograhy of Italian anarchist and metalworker Guido Barroero

Sojourner Truth circa 1870

Truth, Sojourner, c1797-1883 - Mary G. Butler

A short biography of former slave, abolitionist, passionate advocate for the dispossessed and perhaps the most famous African-American woman in…

N. Pavlov

Nikolai Pavlov aka Petrov, Petrov-Pavlov

A short biography of Russian anarchist Nikolai Pavlov, famous for his statement "Why I Am An Anarchist"

Marie Goldsmith

Goldsmith, Marie: her life and thought

Article about Marie Goldsmith/Isidine/Korn that teases out her influence on Peter Kropotkin's ideas, as well as looking at her scientific career…