Kitty Harris was a Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 secret agent

Secret Agent

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. Born to a poor Russian

Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....

 Jewish family in London that emigrated to Winnipeg, Canada

Canada

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, she became a dedicated socialist, active in the Industrial Workers of the World

Industrial Workers of the World

The Industrial Workers of the World is an international union. At its peak in 1923, the organization claimed some 100,000 members in good standing, and could marshal the support of perhaps 300,000 workers. Its membership declined dramatically after a 1924 split brought on by internal conflict...

 and a leader of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. After the IWW was crushed by the U.S. government, Harris became radicalized and left the group. She joined the CPUSA in 1923 and became involved with Earl Browder

Earl Browder

Earl Russell Browder was an American communist and General Secretary of the Communist Party USA from 1934 to 1945. He was expelled from the party in 1946.- Early years :...

, another former Wobbly who had links to Moscow

Moscow

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