Emma Goldman„The Tragedy of Woman‘s

Emancipation“

Emma Goldman

• Born on June 27th, 1869• Being born in Kovno, Russia• Political activism, writings, speeches• No confession anarchism • Influential in North America and

Europe

Remarkable Facts

• Rebellious attitudes• Immigrated to the US at the age of 17• Being captured for supporting politically

justified murders and violent riots• American citizenship denied Designation to Russia

“Mother Earth“

• Published in 1906• Writings on:a) Anarchismb) Woman’s Emancipationc) Military

Attitudes• Government, capitalism and

religion as threat for individual liberty

Destruction of social system• Image of strong, independent

woman being aware of own body and sexuality

Birth control• Military as instrument

against soldiers and other nationalities

Journal Question I

What does Goldman criticize when talking about woman's emancipation?

What is Goldman’s attitude towards marriage?

"Merely external emancipation has made of the modern woman an artificial being[...]" Would you agree on that? Why/ why not?

Journal Question II

• Is there still a necessity for a woman's emancipation nowadays?

Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks

• Born on November 30th, 1912• Died on March 7th, 2006• American photographer, musician, writer, film director• Best remembered for photographic essays

Remarkable Facts

• 1938 started his career as a photographer• Became a portrait photographer in Chicago• 1941 started to chronicle black ghettos• 1941 created “American Gothic. Washington

D.C.“• Named after the Grant Wood painting,

American Gothic

American Gothic Washington D.C. by Gordon Parks

American Gothic by Grant Wood

Remarkable Facts

• Want to documented social injustice• “I saw that the camera could be a weapon

against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs” he said.

Journal Question III

• 1.) Can you imagine that the publication of the picture “American Gothic. Washington D.C.” causes any problems?

• 2.) How does the painting “American Gothic“ by Grant Wood symbolize suppression of women?

• 3.) “I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs”, do you agree or disagree?