Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical -- Jacq

<b>From a prize-winning historian, a new portrait of an extraordinary activist and the turbulent age in which she lived</b> <p/><i>Goddess of Anarchy </i>recounts the formidable life of the militant writer, orator, and agitator Lucy Parsons. Born to an enslaved woman in Virginia in 1851 and raised in Texas-where she met her husband, the Haymarket martyr Albert Parsons-Lucy was a fearless advocate of First Amendment rights, a champion of the working classes, and one of the most prominent figures of African descent of her era. And yet, her life was riddled with contradictions-she advocated violence without apology, concocted a Hispanic-Indian identity for herself, and ignored the plight of African Americans. <p/> Drawing on a wealth of new sources, Jacqueline Jones presents not only the exceptional life of the famous American-born anarchist but also an authoritative account of her times-from slavery through the Great Depression. <p/><br><br><b>Author:</b> Jacqueline Jones<br><b>Publisher:</b> Basic Books<br><b>Published:</b> 12/05/2017<br><b>Pages:</b> 480<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.50lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.50d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780465078998<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 10/02/2017<br><i>Kirkus Reviews</i> 10/15/2017<br><i>Library Journal</i> 11/15/2017<br><i>Booklist</i> 11/15/2017 pg. 4<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Jacqueline Jones</b> holds the Ellen C. Temple Chair in Women's History and the M