num_pages: 724
description: From the end of the Civil War until her death in 1930 at the age of 100, Mother Jones was a tireless fighter for the working class. Declaring "I reside wherever the workers are fighting the robbers," she participated in battles together with coal miners in West Virginia, garment workers in New York, steelworkers in Chicago, streetcar workers in Texas, brewery workers in Milwaukee, and countless others. For her activities she was frequently victimized by the bosses' system of justice, and spent time in many a prison cell. A prosecutor in West Virginia termed her "the most dangerous woman in America." Much of her efforts went into the great battles to organize the United Mine Workers of America. Throughout the coalfields of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Alabama, and elsewhere, she joined with miners facing cops and troops, hired gun thugs and special deputies, judges and prosecutors, bringing to bear the power of the union. Today Mother Jones remains a symbol of struggle for miners and their supporters in their ongoing battles against the coal bosses. This collection, edited by historian Philip S. Foner, includes her speeches, interviews, letters, and testimony to congressional committees.
language: English
title: Mother Jones Speaks: Speeches and Writings of a Working Class Fighter
titlecomplete: Mother Jones Speaks: Speeches and Writings of a Working Class Fighter
characters: Mary Harris Jones
genres: History, Labor
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Pathfinder Press