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Mother Jones



Background info- My name is Mary Harris Jones. I am an Irish immigrant who was involved in the reform movement. My husband was an iron worker and we had four children together. Sadly I lost my family in a yellow fever empidemic. After their death I got back on my feet and started a dress making company. I was knocked down again when the Great Chicago fire took all I had.

Problem- I had learned of poor labor conditions from my husbands work. After lossing my family and my business I learned what it was like to be poor and alone. I wanted to help others in this situation.

Solution- I started organizing unions for men and women across the country. Possibly my great achivment was organizing for the West virginia and Colorado mine union. These mines had terrible working conditions. I became a national speaker. My speeches were about not only unions but child labor laws. I also helped form the International Workers of the World (IWW)

Sources- Primary (Photo) Berger. //Mother Jones//. N.d. Jones, Memphis. //Hilobrow//. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. Secondary (Book) Cayton, Perry, Reed, and Winker. //America Path Ways to the Present//. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2003. Print. Secondary (Website) "Mary Harris Jones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. .