When I was a girl, the West was still young, and the law of force, of physical force, was dominant.

My mother listened to all the news from the camp during the strike. She said little, especially when my father or the men who worked for him were about I remember her instinctive and unhesitating sympathy for the miners... view

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Everybody calls everybody a spy, secretly, in Russia, and everybody is under surveillance. You never feel safe... view

By: Agnes Smedley

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Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection.. view

By: Agnes Smedley

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Much that we read of Russia is imagination and desire only... view

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I have no objection to a man being a man, however masculine that may be... view

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Germany is in terrible condition this year. This is particularly true of the working masses, who are so undernourished that tuberculosis is having a rich harvest, particularly of adolescent children... view

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Now, being a girl, I was ashamed of my body and my lack of strength. So I tried to be a man. I shot, rode, jumped, and took part in all the fights of the boys... view

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I hate female men... view

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So I had to be the doctor to these wounded men until we could remove them to the hospital. There were fifty-four women and forty little boys with the Red Army prisoners, and I went daily to take care of them also... view

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In one hotel, the maid who built the fire fainted in our room. Exhaustion was the cause. We talked with her later and learned that she worked 17 hours a day and makes 95 marks a month - about 50 cents... view

By: Agnes Smedley

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I joined another circle and the leader gave us a little leaflet in very small print, asking us to read it carefully and then come prepared to ask questions. It was a technical Marxist subject and I did not understand it nor did I know what questions to ask... view

By: Agnes Smedley

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