Lucy Parsons

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anarchist labor organizer person political activist socialist

Lucy Parsons was a prominent American labor organizer, radical socialist and anarchist known for her fiery oratory and activism on behalf of workers, the poor, and political prisoners in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Lucy Gonzalez Parsons 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anarchist ⓘ
labor organizer ⓘ
person ⓘ
political activist ⓘ
socialist ⓘ
activePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
advocatedFor free speech ⓘ
political prisoners ⓘ
the eight-hour workday ⓘ
the poor ⓘ
the unemployed ⓘ
workers’ rights ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lucy Parsons ⓘ
surface form: Lucy Gonzalez Parsons

Lucy Waller ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Haymarket affair ⓘ
coFounderOf Industrial Workers of the World ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
ethnicBackground African American ⓘ
Mexican ⓘ
Native American ⓘ
fullName Lucy Parsons self-link ⓘ
genre political writing ⓘ
knownFor Haymarket-era radicalism ⓘ
memberOf International Working People's Association ⓘ
surface form: International Working People’s Association
movement anarchism ⓘ
anarcho-communism ⓘ
labor movement ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
notableFor advocacy for the poor and unemployed ⓘ
defense of political prisoners ⓘ
fiery public speeches ⓘ
labor organizing in the United States ⓘ
radical political activism ⓘ
occupation labor organizer ⓘ
orator ⓘ
writer ⓘ
opposed capitalism ⓘ
state repression ⓘ
placeOfActivity Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
placeOfResidence Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
politicalAlignment anarchist ⓘ
radical socialist ⓘ
spouse Albert Parsons ⓘ
subjectOf biographical studies on American radicalism ⓘ
supporterOf Haymarket affair ⓘ
surface form: Haymarket anarchists

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Lucy Parsons → alsoKnownAs → Lucy Parsons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lucy Gonzalez Parsons
Forest Home Cemetery → burialPlaceOf → Lucy Parsons ⓘ
Lucy Parsons → fullName → Lucy Parsons self-link ⓘ
Albert Parsons → spouse → Lucy Parsons ⓘ