The Autobiography of Mother Jones

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"Among the most stirring works of labor history ever written, this autobiography of Mother Jones (ňe Mary Harris) chronicles the life of a woman who was considered a saint by many, and by others, "the most dangerous woman in America." A forceful and picturesque figure in the American labor movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Mother Jones was a born crusader. Widowed at the age of 30 when her husband and four young children died during a yellow fever epidemic, Mother Jones spoke out tirelessly and effectively for the rights of workers and unionists. She played a significant role in organizing mining strikes in West Virginia and Colorado, as well as the Pittsburgh steel strike of 1919. She was instrumental in the formation of the United Mine Workers union (UMW) in 1890 and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in 1905."--From publisher.

subjects: Women in the labor movement,  Labor leaders,  Women labor union members,  Women labor leaders,  United Mine Workers of America,  Labor,  Working class women,  Labor unions,  Labor movement,  Biography,  History,  Working class,  Jones,  Labor & Industrial Relations - Unions,  Political Science,  Jones,,  United States,  Biography / Autobiography,  Mother,,  Biography/Autobiography,  Politics/International Relations,  Labor & Industrial Relations - General,  Historical - U.S.,  Women,  Political Science / Labor & Industrial Relations,  1843?-1930,  Jones, mother, 1830-1930

People: Jones Mother (1843?-1930),  Jones Mother (1837-1930)

Places: United States