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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, the Rebel Girl of Joe Hill song fame, was a socialist, feminist, and later communist activist who worked for civil liberties, women's rights, and worker's rights.

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, the Rebel Girl of Joe Hill song fame, was a socialist, feminist, and labor organizer who became a Communist Party activist.

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Biography

A biography of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, a socialist and feminist who helped organize the ACLU and the Lawrence, Massachusetts, strike.

1912 Lawrence Textile Strike

Story of the 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike, sometimes called the Bread and Roses strike, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, key to an IWW victory and winning better wages and working conditions for women.

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: Statement at the Smith Act Trial

The text of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn's statement at her trial under the Smith Act, which resulted in a prison term.

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