Background
Sperry was born in Pennsylvania to Alsatian parents, and married in 1903 to an Ohio machinist Fred Sperry.
Sperry was born in Pennsylvania to Alsatian parents, and married in 1903 to an Ohio machinist Fred Sperry.
Sperry first became an activist after hearing anarchist Emma Goldman give a speech on white slavery, at least by the year 1912. She became active in union organizing, and also wrote for several radical newspapers.