Mother Jones
Dates and Places
Mother Jones was born on May 1, 1830 in Cork, Ireland. She died on November 30, 1930 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Accomplishments
Mother Jones was famous because she was a labor leader and social reformer.
Young Life and Family
Mother Jones' real name was Mary Harris Jones. Her family came to America in 1835. She grew up in Toronto, Ontario. Her family was poor. She went to school to learn how to be a teacher. She also learned dressmaking.
Adult Life
Mother Jones was known as "the miner's angel." This is because she was always working to help miners have the right to good pay and working conditions in the mines. To mine owners she was known as the "most dangerous woman in America." She was also concerned about children having to work in mills. She led a march of 300 children who worked in mills. They marched from the mills in Pennsylvania to Theodore Roosevelt's home in New York. The march lasted a week.
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Bibliography:
King, David. "First Facts About American Heroes." 1996. Mother Jones, http://www.angelfire.com/nj3/RonMBaseman/mojones1.htm, downloaded 2-2-02. Biographies Aquila's Home Page Revised: 2-2-02 For information, contact John Dyer, Media Specialist, Aquila Primary Center. Copyright © 2001 John H. Dyer. Any use or redistribution of this information without permission is prohibited.