SYMHC Classics: Victoria Woodhull, Little Queen for President

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Oh, Kropotkin!

Tracy shares her intentions to cover Peter Kropotkin years ago, and also unpacks some of the positive and negative aspects of his life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Peter Kropotkin's Mutual Aid, Part 2

After returning to Russia, Kropotkin was captured and imprisoned. But his life took many turns from there, and in 1902 he published his book book “Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution.” Research: "Peter Alekseevich Kropotkin." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 1998. Gale ...  Show more

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