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1843?-1930

Mother Jones

labor leader
An account of the life of Mary "Mother" Jones, a leading labor union and child labor activist in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Presented in graphic format.
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The story of Mother Jones

2004
A biography of the labor leader who grew up in Ireland, emigrated to the United States, lost her family to yellow fever, and helped the mistreated working class, from coal miners to child mill workers, achieve better working conditions in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Mother Jones

one woman's fight for labor
1995
Explores the life and career of Mary Harris Jones as an effective union organizer and speaker during the early 1900s.

We have marched together

the working children's crusade
1997
Examines the problem of child labor during the early twentieth century, focusing on a protest march from Philadelphia to New York City in 1903 by a group of child textile workers led by Mother Jones.

Mother Jones

the most dangerous woman in America
2001
Chronicles the life of Mary "Mother" Jones, the elderly Irish widow who became famous for her power and grit as she fought for the rights of American workers and children in the early twentieth century.

Mother Jones and the march of the mill children

1994
A biography of the woman who fought for the rights of miners, railroad workers, and mill and factory workers illustrated with photographs and drawings. She was most famous for leading a twenty-day protest march walking 125 miles to see the president of the United States to protest against child labor.

Mother Jones

labor leader
2007
An account of the life of Mary "Mother" Jones, a leading labor union and child labor activist in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Presented in graphic format.

Mother Jones

1996
A biography of the determined labor organizer of the early twentieth century who became known as Mother Jones.

Solidarity

1988
A history of three important women activists, Annie Besant, Kageyama Hideko, and Mother Jones, and their struggles in England, Japan, and the United States respectively.

Mother Jones

labor crusader
1994
Describes the life of the American labor organizer Mary Harris Jones.

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