Eleanor Marx – SWP airbrush

Eleanor Marx (and Hyndman) gets a short article / book plug in Socialist Worker recently

http://socialistworker.co.uk/art/39631/Reclaiming+Eleanor+Marx+for+the+rebels+of+today

Little mention of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her partner Edward Aveling though, seemingly covering up sexist abuse against women is something the SWP are getting into the habit of.

Many writers have focused on the “troubled” parts of Eleanor’s personal life, instead of her political achievements.

Eleanor killed herself in 1898. A rising tide of class struggle had receded, many close comrades had died and she discovered her long-term partner had married someone else.