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Agnes Smedley

American journalist, writer, Comintern spy (1892-1950) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 58

Agnes Smedley was an American journalist, writer and activist who supported the Indian Independence Movement and the Chinese Communist Revolution.

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A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

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Raised in a poverty-stricken miner's family in Missouri and Colorado, she dramatized the formation of her feminist and socialist consciousness in the autobiographical novel Daughter of Earth (1929).

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1950 · aged 58