Find Their Age, Phone Number & Address. See Their Online Pics and Profiles.
Search results
American labor leader, activist, and feminist
- Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (August 7, 1890 – September 5, 1964) was an American labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Flynn was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union and a visible proponent of women's rights, birth control, and women's suffrage.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn
People also ask
Who was Elizabeth Gurley Flynn?
What did Elizabeth Gurley Flynn do during WW2?
What books did Elizabeth Gurley Flynn write?
Which letter was sent to Elizabeth Gurley Flynn?
Who was Tom Flynn?
What did Elizabeth Gurley Flynn write about International Women's Day?
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (August 7, 1890 – September 5, 1964) was an American labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Flynn was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union and a visible proponent of women's rights, birth control, and women's suffrage.
- Early Life
- Socialism and The IWW
- Civil Liberties
- Withdrawal, Return, Expulsion
- World War II and Aftermath
- Legacy
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was born in 1890 in Concord, New Hampshire. She was born into a radical, activist, working-class intellectual family: her father was a socialist and her mother a feminist and Irish nationalist. The family moved to the South Bronx ten years later, and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn attended public school there.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn became active in socialist groups and gave her first public speech when she was 15, on "Women under Socialism." She also began making speeches for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, or "Wobblies") and was expelled from high school in 1907. She then became a full-time organizer for the IWW. In 1908, Elizabeth Gurley Fly...
Before World War I, Flynn was involved in the cause of free speech for IWW speakers, and then in organizing strikes, including those of textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and Paterson, New Jersey. She was also outspoken on women's rights including birth control and joined the Heterodoxy Club. When World War I started, Elizabeth Gurley Flyn...
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was forced out of activism not by government action, but by ill health, as heart disease weakened her. She lived in Portland, Oregon, with Dr. Marie Equi, also of the IWW and a supporter of the birth control movement. She remained a member of the ACLU board during these years. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn returned to public life af...
During World War II, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn advocated women's economic equality and supported the war effort, even working for Franklin D. Roosevelt's reelection in 1944. After the war ended, as anti-communist sentiment grew, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn again found herself defending free speech rights for radicals. In 1951, Flynn and others were arreste...
In 1976, the ACLU restored Flynn's membership posthumously. Joe Hill write the song "Rebel Girl" in honor of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.
- Jone Johnson Lewis
Sep 1, 2024 · Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (born August 7, 1890, Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.—died September 5, 1964, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was an American labour organizer, political radical, and communist. Flynn was the daughter of working-class socialists.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 24, 2023 · This chapter examines the biography of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964), the most significant female leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (1907–1916) and the Communist Party (1937–1964) in the United States. It considers Flynn’s...
- vapnekl@stjohns.edu
Mar 19, 2010 · In honor of Women’s History Month, the seventh article in our series on the Communist Party’s 90th Anniversary will survey a few documents written by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, one of the most...
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was an agitator and organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and an official of the Communist Party (CP). In an era when street life and mass strikes had a direct impact on ordinary people, Flynn’s notoriety was akin to that accorded to media stars today.
Labor leader, activist. State: NH. Website: http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/flynn/flynnbio.html. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was born on August 7, 1890, in Concord, New Hampshire. She was born into a radical, activist family; her father was a socialist and her mother was a feminist. She grew up in poor, industrial New England ...
