Mother Jones
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Civil Disobedience, Nonviolence, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment, Strikes, Boycotts, Lockouts
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Women’s History, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: As a labor organizer and fiery orator, Mother Jones inspired workers and breathed life into union organizing efforts in the early twentieth century.
Early Life
The birth date of Mary Harris “Mother” Jones is in dispute as are other critical facts about her early life. This uncertainty is not unusual for poor and working-class people whose lives are often not recorded in traditional ways. Even births, deaths, marriages, and work history may not be documented.
In her autobiography, Jones herself gave 1830 as her birth year, but...
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