For the first week of the Sian events I was a first aid worker in the streets of Sian. Agnes Smedley aideventsian Change image and share on social
I have no objection to a man being a man, however masculine that may be. Agnes Smedley manmasculineobjection Change image and share on social
No one yet knows what a man's province is, and how far that province, as conceived of today, is artificial. Agnes Smedley artificialconceiveman Change image and share on social
In the little hall leading to it was a rack holding various Socialist or radical newspapers, tracts, and pamphlets in very small print and on very bad paper. The subjects treated were technical Marxist theories. Agnes Smedley badhallhold share on social
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. Agnes Smedley campfatherinstinctive share on social
For months it seemed that a revolution was certain. But instead, slavery seems more likely now. The working class no longer has the physical resistance for a revolution, and the Entente is too strong, and Russia is too weak. Agnes Smedley classententelong share on social
But he like my mother, had certainly come to know that those who work the most do not make the most money. It was the fault of the rich, it seemed, but just how he did not know. Agnes Smedley faultmakemoney Change image and share on social
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. Agnes Smedley ashamedbodyboy Change image and share on social
What a couple. I'm consumed into ashes. And he's always raking up the ashes and setting them on fire again. Agnes Smedley asheconsumecouple Change image and share on social
Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection; to have been caught kissing my mother would have been a disgrace, and to have shown affection for my father would have been a disaster. Agnes Smedley affectioncatchclass share on social
