Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
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Mary Harris "Mother" Jones was a prominent Irish-born American labor and community organizer known for her fiery activism on behalf of miners, child workers, and the broader labor movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Harris "Mother" Jones canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish American
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human ⓘ labor organizer ⓘ political activist ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| activeYears |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Industrial Workers of the World
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Socialist Party of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Mary G. Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Illinois
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Mount Olive NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Miners Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1837-08-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1930-11-30 ⓘ |
| employer |
Knights of Labor
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United Mine Workers of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| inspired | naming of the magazine Mother Jones ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Children's Crusade march of 1903
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organizing during the Colorado Coalfield War ⓘ public speeches advocating militant unionism ⓘ support for the Paint Creek–Cabin Creek strike of 1912–1913 ⓘ |
| movement |
labor movement
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socialism in the United States ⓘ trade union movement ⓘ |
| nickname | Mother Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for workers' rights
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campaigns against child labor ⓘ labor organizing among coal miners ⓘ organizing mine workers in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
dressmaker
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labor organizer ⓘ schoolteacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cork
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County Cork NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Maryland
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Silver Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago
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Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | George E. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Mother Jones (magazine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Appeal to Reason