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Crystal Eastman
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American lawyer and feminist
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Crystal Eastman (1881–1928) was an American lawyer, journalist, peace activist, and suffragist. Born in Marlborough, she was educated at Columbia University, Vassar College, and the New York University School of Law. She was a member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, the National Woman's Party, and Heterodoxy. Her work is associated with the Harlem Renaissance movement.
Eastman authored five works, including "Employers' liability," *Toward the great change*, *Work-accidents and the law*, and *Crystal Eastman on women and revolution*. She received the National Women's Hall of Fame award. She was the sister of Max Eastman and spoke English. She died of kidney disease in Erie.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1881
- Died
- 1928
- Works
- 5
Top works
- "Employers' liability", a criticism based on facts
- "Employers' liability,"
- Toward the great change
- Work-accidents and the law
- Crystal Eastman on women and revolution
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Key facts
- Born
- Crystal Catherine Eastman , June 25, 1881, Marlborough, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- July 8, 1928 (1928-07-08) (aged 47), Erie, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Occupation
- Lawyer
- Known for
- Feminism, socialism, Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage , The Liberator , and as a co-founder of both the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and American Union Against Militarism
- Spouses
- Wallace Benedict Walter Fuller
- Children
- Jeffrey Fuller , Annis Fuller
- Parent s
- Samuel Elijah Eastman, Annis Bertha Ford
- Relatives
- Max Eastman (brother)
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Described at
Part I: Militant Women Suffragists—National Woman’s Party | Alexander Street Documents
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Crystal
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Marlborough
- Place of death
- Erie
- Sibling
- Max Eastman
- Occupation
- publisher
- Educated at
- New York University School of Law
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance
- Image
- CrystalEastman.jpeg
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- date of birth
- 1881-06-25
- date of death
- 1928-07-08
- Commons category
- Crystal Eastman
- member of
- Heterodoxy
- described at URL
- documents.alexanderstreet.com/c/1006939749
- cause of death
- kidney disease
- name in native language
- Crystal Eastman
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Crystal Catherine Eastman (June 25, 1881 – July 28, 1928) was an American lawyer, antimilitarist, feminist, socialist, and journalist. She was a leader in the fight for women's suffrage, a co-founder and co-editor with her brother Max Eastman of the radical arts and politics magazine The Liberator, co-founder of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and co-founder in 1920 of the American Civil Liberties Union. In 2000, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York.
Early life and education
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