biographies

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

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

Mariola Sirakova

Sirakova, Mariola, 1904-1925

Biographical information about Bulgarian student, actress and anarchist revolutionary Mariola Sirakova.

Tony Smythe

Smythe, Tony, 1938-2004

A short biography of anarchist community organiser, anti-war activist and mental health advocate Tony Smythe.

Tomás, Joaquin Pallarès, 1923-1943

Short biographical information about the leader of one of the first anti-Franco guerrilla groups, Joaquin Pallarès Tomás.

Toublet, Jacques 'Jacky', 1940-2002

A short biography of French anarcho-syndicalist print worker Jacky Toublet.

Nicolas Walter

Walter, Nicolas, 1934-2000

A short biography of British anarchist and journalist, who was one of the Spies for Peace, Nicolas Walter.

Maria Zazzi

Zazzi, Maria, 1904-1993

A short biography of life-long Italian anarchist militant Maria Zazzi.

Zhelezniakov, Anatoli, 1895-1919

A short biography of Russian anarchist and Kronstadt sailor Anatoli Zhelezniakov.

Paul Zorkine

Zorkine (Vrbica), Paul, 1921-1962

A short biography of Yugoslavian anarchist-communist Paul Zorkine.

Marx, Jenny - obituary by Frederick Engels

Engels' biography and obituary of Jenny Marx, Karl Marx's eldest daughter.

Hardie, Keir: The Forgotten Keir Hardie - Sylvia Pankhurst

This article by Sylvia Pankhurst, written in 1921 is a rejoinder to an appreciation by long-standing…

Morris, William - How I Became a Socialist

Part of the series of biographies of William Morris. How I Became a Socialist was first published in Justice, June 16th, 1894.

Toma Sik, 1939-2004

Sik, Toma, 1939-2004

A short biography of Israeli-Hungarian activist Toma Sik.