Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
Mary G. Harris Jones (1837 (baptized) – November 30, 1930), known as Mother Jones from 1897 onwards, was an Irish-born American labor organizer, former schoolteacher, and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist.
The most famous female labor activist of the nineteenth century, Mary Harris Jones — aka “Mother Jones” — was a self-proclaimed “hell-raiser” in the cause of economic justice. She was so strident that a US attorney once labeled her “the most dangerous woman in America.”
Mary Harris “Mother” Jones was a fearless fighter for workers’ rights. When she was mocked as the “grandmother of all agitators,” in the U.S. Senate, Mother Jones replied that she would someday like to be called “the great-grandmother of all agitators.”. She helped to shape a spirit of civil disobedience in the cause of justice.
2. Apr. 2014 · Mother Jones was born Mary Harris Jones in 1830 in County Cork, Ireland. During her early years, she and her family fled the ravages of the Irish Potato Famine and moved to Toronto, Canada,...
Vor 5 Tagen · Mary Harris. Born: May 1, 1830, Cork, Ireland (born on this day) Died: November 30, 1930, Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. (aged 100)
Mary Jones’ greatest achievement may have been creating the persona of Mother Jones. She was born Mary Harris in Cork, Ireland, in 1837. When she was barely 10 years old, she witnessed the ...
Mary Harris „Mother“ Jones (* vermutlich um den 1. August 1837, nach eigenen Angaben am 1. Mai 1830 in Cork, Irland; † 30. November 1930 in Silver Spring, Maryland) war eine prominente US-amerikanische Führerin der Arbeiter- und Gewerkschaftsbewegung. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Werke. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. Leben.
