The Rebel Girl: An Autobiography, My First Life (1906-1926) Tapa blanda - 1973

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was an American labor leader, activist, and feminist. She was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union, played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World. In 1936 she joined the Communist Party USA, becoming it’s chairwoman just a few years before her death in Russia in 1964.  

Her autobiography was first published as I Speak My Own Piece: Autobiography of "The Rebel Girl,” by Masses and Mainstream  in New York in 1955. The book was published while Flynn was serving in prison after being convicted of being a communist under The Smith Act, and she wasn’t able to edit the final draft before release. After her draft a book with her corrections was used to revise and amend, republished as “The Rebel Girl: An Autobiography, My First Life 1906-1926.”

The title is based on the song, “The Rebel Girl,” by labor activist and musician Joe Hill, written in 1915 and dedicated to Flynn. 

Detalles

• Título The Rebel Girl: An Autobiography, My First Life (1906-1926)
• Autor Elizabeth Gurley Flynn; Paul Avrich Collection (Library of Congr
• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Edición Revised
• Páginas 368
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Publications International, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Fecha de publicación 1973-07
• Ilustrado Sí
• ISBN 9780717803682 / 0717803686
• Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 72094154
• Dewey Decimal Code B