Mother+Jones+(Mary+Harris)




 * [[image:Quill_and_ink.png link="http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/jones/MotherJones.html"]][|Who Was "Mother" Jones?]**
 * ===== Mary Harris Jones, also known as "Mother Jones," a labor activist who fought for the rights of child workers. =====
 * The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations includes a [|short biography] of Mother Jones on their website.

[|The Most Dangerous Woman in America? The Mock Trial of Mary Harris "Mother Jones"] from Teaching Pennsylvania history.

**Primary Sources**

Click here to read //Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness//.

[|The Autobiography of Mother Jones] (1925)

[|Mother Jones Quotes] from Mother Jones Museum

To watch a short video about a famous march that she went on in 1903, click [|here].
[|Bloomington] Labor history mural to the right: A 12 foot tall by 18 foot wide labor history mural adorns the inside of [|Laborers'] Local 362's old hall, 2005 Cabintown Road, [|Bloomington, Illinois]. The mural depicts local labor history, including the [|Chicago & Alton Railroad] Shops and the 1922 Shops workers' strike; a 1917 visit by [|Mary Harris "Mother" Jones] in supporting of striking streetcar workers; a 1937 strike at the Beich Candy Company and the 1978 [|Normal] Fire Fighters' strike. The mural was painted by Kari Sandhaas from 1984-86.

The [|Mother Jones Museum] includes a collection of teaching resources, including texts, media, and lesson plans.