Mother Earth: An Epic Drama of Emma Goldman's Life

by Martin Duberman

This biographical play tells the story of Emma Goldman, the anarchist who denounced capitalism and nationalism, was a defender of rights for women and minorities, and supported artistic modernism

220 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1991

About the author

Martin Bauml Duberman is a scholar and playwright. He graduated from Yale in 1952 and earned a Ph.D. in American history from Harvard in 1957. Duberman left his tenured position at Princeton University in 1971 to become Distinguished Professor of History at Lehman College in New York City.

Reviews

[Megan Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

It jumped around a lot time-wise, which I think would've been a little easier to follow in an actual production, but otherwise it was really interesting. I knew a little about her life because of reading Ragtime (and subsequently researching all the real people out of curiosity), but I hadn't realized just how ahead of her time she really was. I also learned a little more about what anarchists believe...and why a lot of people are so terrified of them. Not gonna lie, some of what they were saying is pretty scary. Maybe it's just my inherent cynicism, but I don't think their lack of gov't could ever work.

But this is definitely a good book!

[Tony · Rating 5 out of 5]

was a great play