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Claim

Claim 945

After Goldman's conviction, the postal authorities denied Mother Earth its second class mailing privileges.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
After Goldman's conviction, the postal authorities denied Mother Earth its second class mailing privileges.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Mother Earth denied second-class mailing privileges
About
incident 1917-us-mother-earth-editor-emma-goldman-convicted-magazine-barred-from-mail
Source
Emma Goldman
Publisher
Emma Goldman
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2009

Quotation from the source

After she was convicted, the postal authorities denied Mother Earth second-class mailing privileges