There's a lot to digest and dissect in this short piece. But first I'd like to say thank you for watching Zuzu while I took that square dancing lesson. I did not suck, and that in and of itself was revelatory. Also revelatory was the fact in this piece that Henry Ford tried to stop WWI. Was he involved with Emma Goldman and her crew in trying to stop conscription, too, do you know? I never would have thought that Emma and Henry would have something in common, but there you go. And there's one more thing they had in common: Emma loved to dance. But I doubt she liked to square dance.... but who knows? Now all I really want is a dog leaning against my back while I write. I guess that would only work if I didn't sit on a chair at my desk.
You're very welcome, and thank you for letting Zuzu watch me. Ford did indeed try to stop conscription at first, and was influenced by people who could've had connections to Goldman (his friend Josephine Gomon and activist Rosika Schwimmer); I'll have to look into whether there were direct interactions. Although Ford may have had reason to cover them up later. In the trial when he sued the Tribune for calling him an anarchist, the Tribune's lawyers read a series of quotes from Goldman and Ford about conscription to show that they were basically indistinguishable.
There's a lot to digest and dissect in this short piece. But first I'd like to say thank you for watching Zuzu while I took that square dancing lesson. I did not suck, and that in and of itself was revelatory. Also revelatory was the fact in this piece that Henry Ford tried to stop WWI. Was he involved with Emma Goldman and her crew in trying to stop conscription, too, do you know? I never would have thought that Emma and Henry would have something in common, but there you go. And there's one more thing they had in common: Emma loved to dance. But I doubt she liked to square dance.... but who knows? Now all I really want is a dog leaning against my back while I write. I guess that would only work if I didn't sit on a chair at my desk.
You're very welcome, and thank you for letting Zuzu watch me. Ford did indeed try to stop conscription at first, and was influenced by people who could've had connections to Goldman (his friend Josephine Gomon and activist Rosika Schwimmer); I'll have to look into whether there were direct interactions. Although Ford may have had reason to cover them up later. In the trial when he sued the Tribune for calling him an anarchist, the Tribune's lawyers read a series of quotes from Goldman and Ford about conscription to show that they were basically indistinguishable.
OMG, really? That is amazing!! I might need to write an addendum to the book!