, ▁M ink in ▁describes ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁huge ▁blow ▁to ▁her ▁confidence ▁in ▁her ▁new ▁home ▁and ▁its ▁promise ▁of ▁freedom , ▁and ▁was ▁likely ▁the ▁catal yst ▁that ▁grew ▁her ▁pass ive ▁interest ▁in ▁radical ▁politics ▁to ▁active ▁participation . ▁ ▁Friend ship ▁with ▁Emma ▁Gold man ▁▁ ▁Another ▁driving ▁force ▁behind ▁M ink in ' s ▁growing ▁interest ▁in ▁an arch ism ▁was ▁her ▁ro omm ate ▁and ▁friend ▁Emma ▁Gold man , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁M ink in ▁home ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁along ▁with ▁Hel ene , ▁Isaac ▁M ink in , ▁and ▁Anna ▁M ink in . ▁Gold man ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Jewish ▁imm igr ant ▁from ▁Russia ▁who ▁had ▁em igr ated ▁just ▁two ▁years ▁earlier . ▁Hel ene ▁and ▁Emma ▁both ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁poor ▁conditions ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁gar ment ▁fact ories ▁- ▁an ▁occupation ▁popular ▁among ▁female ▁Jewish ▁imm igr ants . ▁However , ▁Gold man ▁was ▁not ▁like ▁M ink in ▁in ▁all ▁respect s ▁- ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁platform ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁an arch ist ▁circles ▁the ▁two ▁frequ ented , ▁Gold man ▁was ▁particularly ▁interested ▁in ▁a ▁femin ist ▁perspective . ▁She ▁critic ized ▁the ▁an arch ist ▁movements ’ ▁marg inal ization ▁of ▁women ▁within ▁its ▁leadership ▁circles ▁with ▁pointed ▁comments ▁directed ▁towards ▁Johann ▁Most , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁brief ▁int imate ▁relationship ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁launch ing ▁her ▁political ▁career . ▁Though ▁Most ▁had ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁continu ing ▁the ▁relationship ,