In times like these, a voice like that of mary harris mother jones grows more and more needed with every passing day. Mother jones mobilized thousands of workers in struggles for justice in the early 20th century. Mother jones left memphis in 1867 to return to chicago, where she resumed working as a dressmaker for the wealthy. In 1871, she was burned out of her home and lost all of her possessions in the. The most dangerous woman in america study guide and get instant access to the following summary. Whereas, the mother jones foundation has a project to create and erect a statue of mother jones, an important woman in history and a major labor leader. The occasion was may 1, 1930, the 100th birthday of mother jones. She used class and gender limitations to shape an identity that allowed her to become an effective labor organizer in the early 20th century. It was after this arrest that she earned the title. Mother jones, america s most dangerous woman 2007 video release info. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Mother jones to get long overdue chicago honor chicago. In her bold efforts to rally workers, she harangued crowds, led union marches and stared down guntoting company thugs.
Hitler said the queen mother was the most dangerous woman in europe as she and king george vi toured bomb damaged area of london image. This entry is only available in the tough mothers book. Mary harris jones 1837november 30, 1930 was an american schoolteacher and tailor. Mother jones, the most dan gerous woman in america book. Agitative strategies of mary harris jones west virginia division of. To one admiring observer she was a dynamic, gotohell type with a hagful of tricks and a. She was also active in the fight to end child labour and organise every mine.
Mary jones recalled her experience of the epidemic almost sixty years later, and for the first time, the matteroffact tone of her autobiography breaks with emotion. Across the street from me, ten persons lay dead from the plague. She was a cork native and went on to become one of the most prominent figures in the american labor movement in the late 19th and early 20th century. Mother jones, honored today by the political magazine that bears her name, lived in a time when women were not allowed to vote. She became known as mother jones and referred to the men she supported as her boys. Americas most dangerous woman is a new documentary about the amazing labor heroine, mary harris jones, known as mothe.
Jul 10, 2019 mother jones was once labeled the most dangerous woman in america by a u. At her trial the da pointed at her and said there sits the most dangerous woman in america, she crooks her finger and twenty thousand men lay down. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in north america. In this first biography of the most dangerous woman in america, elliott j. Jones, mother, 18371930, women labor union members, working class women, women labor leaders, women in the labor movement publisher new york. Mother jones the most dangerous woman in america youtube. If only we had a nationally famous person who would ever dare to say the kinds of things. Mary harris jones simple english wikipedia, the free. Rosemary feurer, producer and director of the documentary. Mar 17, 2001 mother jones is the most dangerous woman in america. Mother jones opposed giving the vote to women or, to be more precise, she believed that suffrage was a false issue, a bourgeois diversion from the real problem of worker exploitation. Produced by emma bowell and eddie noonan of cork based frameworks films in cooperation with the cork mother jones. June 15, 1869 may 14, 1940 was an anarchist political activist and writer.
On foot she would travel from coal camp to coal camp inciting miners to risk their lives to form a union. Support the mother jones statue chicago teachers union. On the floor of the house of representatives she was branded a notorious and troublesome woman. Mother jones organizing career influenced the history of early 20th century united states. Jan 15, 20 along with organizing protests, strikes, and meetings like this, mother jones was a gifted orator and gave many speeches during the labor movement that inspired many workers along with lawmakers. This leader of the labor movement suffered imprisonment, defamation, and untold misery to battle against forces that most of us just take for granted. Mary jones left for chicago to establish a dressmaking business but lost all her possessions in the great fire of 1871.
While the men were organizing the miners, mother jones lead the miners wives, and armed with mops and brooms they drove the scabs out of the coal pits. Perhaps a woman named mary jones was trapped inside the most dangerous woman in america. Seattlekshama sawant, the socialist on the city council, is up for reelection this year. Mother jones, americas most dangerous woman video 2007. In my last post, i had briefly mentioned mother jones as one of my role models as part of my everyday confident series. Linda atkinson mother jones, the most dangerous woman in america linda atkinson traces the life and career of an irishborn labor leader whose work began in the 1870s before the advent of. Many in cork expressed a special attachment to the discovery of mother. Professor gorn shows why she was considered by wealthy operators, capitalists and lap dog politicians to be the most dangerous woman in america. The most dangerous woman in america mary harris jones there sits the most dangerous woman in america. The most dangerous woman in america and a committed organizer for several unions including the knights of labor and the iww. Among famous names like lucille ball and martha gellhorn, which a whopping two of you might know, mother jones may have seemed to pop out of an obscure childrens story book and onto my blog. Apr 20, 2011 most of us, cant see past this hollow. Mother jones mary harris jones 18371930 the most dangerous mother in america. Mother jones the most dangerous woman in america duration.
Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this mother jones. The trope of joness selfpresentation cries out for the kind of reading made by nell irvin painter in her sojourner truth. Mother jones and her children is a 52 minute long documentary which outlines the extraordinary life and activities of the most famous cork woman in america. Mother jones was the voice of inarticulate workingclass men and womenminers, railroad, trolleycar. The most dangerous woman in america gorn, elliott j. The most dangerous woman in america and brian kellys race, class, and power in the alabama coalfields, 19081921. District attorney, reece blizzard, 1902 when mother jones celebrated her allegedly 100th birthday on may 1, 1930, our nation rejoiced with her. The most dangerous woman in america wants you in your. In west virginia, she was the first walking delegate for the united mine workers of america. And the ctu is right behind the effort, adopting a resolution in february to support it and make a contribution to the. If you can, please consider supporting essential journalism during this crisis.
Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of mother. From the coalmines to the textile mills to the iron and steel foundries, mother jones was a force to be reckoned with, passionately declaring pray for the dead, and fight like hell for the living. Unlike the other sites on this list, centsless books is a curatoraggregator of kindle books available on amazon. Hitler described the queen mother as the most dangerous. He tells of mary harris jones, mother jones, who theodore roosevelt called the most dangerous woman in america when she was 83 years old for her efforts to help miners. Feb 17, 2014 the autobiography of mary harris jones, more commonly known as mother jones. Americas most dangerous woman is a documentary about the amazing labor heroine, mary harris jones.
Biography of mother jones, labor organizer and agitator. Mother jones is one of the most forceful and picturesque figures of the american labor movement. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates canada may 2007. It had its world premiere in juneau, alaska in march 2014. Mother jones and the childrens crusade, a musical based on her work in pennsylvania, debuted in july 2014 as part of the new york musical theatre festival in nyc. As mother jones noted, many of the children at union headquarters were.
She became known as the most dangerous woman in america by west virginia district attorney, reese blizzard. Errata this gritty documentary about the union agitator upton sinclair called the living wrath of god contains the only existing live footage of mother jones. Jan 05, 2010 but i do recommend mother jones for an excellent foray into turnofthecentury labor history and a portrait of one flawed but astounding person within that movement. She perhaps is best known for her saying, pray for the dead, and fight like hell for the living. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. She was so strident that a us attorney once labeled her the most dangerous woman in america. Mother jones readers and reporters are rising to the challenge every day. Mary harris mother jones university of pennsylvania.
According to a west virginia district attorney named reese blizzard, mother jones was the most dangerous woman in america. Since joining the council in january of 2014 she has helped push through a gradual raising of the minimum kshama sawant. Were a nonprofit so its taxdeductible, and reader support makes up about twothirds of our budget. Can you pitch in a few bucks to help fund mother jones investigative journalism.
In 1867 her husband and their four children died of yellow fever during an epidemic. Mother jones was once labeled the most dangerous woman in america by a u. But i do recommend mother jones for an excellent foray into turnofthecentury labor history and a portrait of one flawed but astounding person within that movement. Little can be substantiated of her movements between 1871 and her emergence as mother jones in the 1890s in the wake of coxeys army and the rise of industrial unionism in railroads and mining. A summary of the most dangerous woman in america 19021904 in s mother jones. After being introduced as a great humanitarian, as quoted in mother jones. Most of her work was done for labor workers and their rights. Americas most dangerous woman 2007 directed by rosemary feurer and laura vazquez. A salute to the most dangerous woman in america program.
Minutes of ordinary meeting of cork city council pdf. Mary harris mother jones lesson plan is suitable for 6th 8th grade. At coal strikes, steel strikes, railroad, textile, and brewery strikes, mother jones was always there, stirring the workers to action and enraging the powerful. The womens trade union league of america wtul was formed in november 1903 after three meetings at a convention for the american federation of labor.
Mother jones, americas most dangerous woman video 2007 on imdb. On the advent of her 100th birthday, it is quite likely that mother jones was actually a mere 92. So dangerous in fact, she could topple some fortune 100 corporations and. Mother jones was far more than a fiesty old lady who meddled in labor affairs. The 2001 biography by elliott gorn has added significantly to the details known of mother jones life and work. America s most dangerous woman 2007 directed by rosemary feurer and laura vazquez. Chicago has few outdoor statues honoring the contributions of real women, but the mother jones foundation is working to change that by erecting a statue of the historic labor leader in downtown chicago. According to clarence darrow, she was one of the most forceful and picturesque figures of. The most dangerous woman in america was my first book for the women unbound challenge. The most dangerous woman in america study guide and get instant access to the following critical essays. Mother jones also faced trial in west virginia in 19 for allegedly inciting a riot among miners in the paint and cabin creek fields. In an earlier period of the world she would have joined with peter the hermit in leading the crusaders against the saracens.
The woman mary harris jones, this magazines namesake, crafted a persona that made her a legend among working people. Debs, mother jones has won her way into the hearts of the nations toilers, and. Elliott j gorn biography of the celebrated organizer and agitator, the very soul of protest movements in the early twentieth century. Also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. You dont need a vote to raise hell, she said about that. In 1902, she was called the most dangerous woman in america for her. Mother jones, the most dangerous woman in america by linda. Visit the companion web site to the nova program the most dangerous woman in america, an exploration of the complex case of mary mallon, aka typhoid mary, a turnof. In this pennsylvanian history lesson, students research the case of mary harris jones and discover her work as a labor activist.
Hitler said the queen mother was the most dangerous woman in europe as she and king george vi toured bomb damaged area of london. Americas most dangerous woman is a new documentary about the amazing labor heroine, mary harris jones, known as mother jones. A short introduction documentary about mother jones in english and in spanishboth versions are on each dvd 24 minutes perfect for teachers, union meetings mother jones. The most famous female labor activist of the nineteenth century, mary harris jones aka mother jones was a selfproclaimed hellraiser in the cause of economic justice. The symbolism of mother joness signature costumeblack hat and dress with a touch of white at the collaras well as its material production is barely addressed by gorn.
America s most dangerous woman is a new documentary about the amazing labor heroine, mary harris jones, known as mother jones. Students of labor history wishing to delve deeper into the themes explored so ably in matewan now have two new books to consultelliot gorns mother jones. Mary morton kehew became president, jane addams the vicepresident, mary kenney osullivan the secretary, and mary mcdowell the executive board. The most dangerous woman in america wants you in your backyard. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of mother jones and what it means. Gorns book brings alive the life and times of the elderly woman who transcended societal. Pray for the dead but fight like hell for the living was the rallying cry that made mother jones ne mary harris one of the most famous union organizers and. Mother jones, a strong and willful woman, spent her golden years as the most active time in her life. Face to face with the most dangerous woman in america gilbert, ronnie on. Mother jones, the most dangerous woman in america book. If youve never heard it before, take the time to listen to that voice. Whereas, chicago has few if any outdoor statues of real women to honor womens contributions to history. America s most dangerous woman is a documentary about the amazing labor heroine, mary harris jones. Mother jones, americas most dangerous woman video 2007 imdb.