The Original Revolutionary Feminist

Witness History: Witness Archive 2016

English - March 11, 2016 12:00 - 9 minutes - 4.14 MB - ★★★ - 8 ratings
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Alexandra Kollontai was one of the most influential feminists of all time. She insisted on complete equality for men and women, and demanded state childcare for all. But she was sidelined from mainstream politics after publicly clashing with Lenin at the 1921 Communist Party Congress. Dina Newman explores her legacy.

Photo: Alexandra Kollontai, March 1940. Credit: Keystone/Getty Images