Voices of Political Change

This collection features biographies and memoirs of influential figures who shaped political landscapes through their ideas and actions. From abolitionists to suffragists, these narratives provide insight into the struggles and triumphs of those who fought for social justice and reform.

John Brown

by W. E. B. Du Bois Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 4.8
This is a moving and deeply felt biography of abolitionist John Brown, which defends its subject against the popular notion of him as a delu…

A Jewish State

by Theodor Herzl Read by Adrian Praetzellis 4.6
Read in English, this is a pivotal document in the history of Zionism and the State of Israel. Herzl designed this work to elevate the discu…

The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln

by Francis Fisher Browne Read by Bill Boerst 4.8
This detailed biography covers the places in Lincoln's life: Indiana, Illinois, Washington. It also traces his various roles as storekeeper,…

The Life-Story of a Russian Exile

by Marie Sukloff Read by Expatriate 4.8
Hero or assassin? Victim or criminal? Marie Sukloff fits no easy category. A young peasant woman who became a political radical and activ…

Selected Essays

by Voltairine De Cleyre Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Voltairine de Cleyre (1866–1912) was, according to Emma Goldman, "the most gifted and brilliant anarchist woman America ever produced.&…

Twenty Years at Hull House

by Jane Addams Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Jane Addams was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer settlement worker…

Prison & Prisoners

by Constance Lytton Read by KHand 5
Constance Lytton worked along Emmeline Pankhurst for the cause of women's suffrage in England. Upset that she was getting preferential trea…

Six Radical Thinkers

by John Maccunn Read by Pamela Nagami 4.8
A radical is a person who holds extreme or unconventional convictions and who advocates fundamental political, economic, or social reforms. …

The Bolshevik Myth

by Alexander Berkman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The Bolshevik Myth (Diary 1920–1922) is a book by Alexander Berkman who with his partner Emma Goldman was deported from the USA under the 19…