Greetings friends and comrades,
This is an invitation to our next event, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: My Life as a Political Prisoner, The Rebel Girl Becomes "No. 11710". Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890-1964) was a labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). She was a pioneering proponent of women's rights, birth control, and women's suffrage. She joined the Communist Party USA in 1936, and in 1961, became its chairwoman. She was incarcerated from 1955 to 1957 for her political beliefs and activities. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn died during a visit to the Soviet Union. In Red Square, more than 25,000 people memorialized this fighter for her lifelong dedication to human rights. When: Monday, January 11 at 8:00pm Eastern Time RSVP This event will feature the following guest(s): Mary Anne Trasciatti, Ph. D., is a professor at Hofstra University where she teaches courses in Rhetoric, Women's and Labor Studies. She is President of the Board of Directors for "Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition." Most recently she has contributed to My Life as a Political Prisoner: The Rebel Girl Becomes "No. 11710" by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. Our co-hosts are the Vito Marcantonio Forum and International Publishers. In Solidarity, Claudia Jones School for Political Education Donate -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#4993): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/4993 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/79319349/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
