print email comment close Mother Jones: The Woman URL: http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/2001/05/motherjones_gorn.html Description: Article from Mother Jones magazine about its namesake Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones). The article notes that "few remember much about Mother Jones, who battled corporate presidents and politicians, who went to jail repeatedly for organizing workers, and who converted tens of thousands of Americans to the labor movement and the left." Discusses her work as an organizer for the United Mine Workers in the 1890s and related activities. Author: Gorn, Elliott J. Publisher: The Foundation for National Progress Extra Keywords union Library of Congress Subject Headings: Jones, Mother, 1843?-1930 Labor leaders -- United States Labor movement People United Mine Workers of America -- History Women labor leaders LII Database Information: Record 4825 created by Maria Brandt on 04/25/2005 Last modification on 04/25/2005 Published: 04/25/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4825