Autobiography of Mother Jones
By: edited by Mary Field Parton ; introduction by Clarence Darrow,
Contributors: Parton, Mary Field
Published: 1925
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Jones, -- Mother, -- 1843?-1930.; United Mine Workers of America -- History.; Women labor union members -- United States -- Biography; Working class women -- United States -- Biography.; Women labor leaders -- United States -- Biography.; Women in the labor movement -- United States -- Biography; Labor movement -- United States -- History
First sentence: I was born in the city of Cork, Ireland, in 1830. My people were poor. For generations they had fought for Ireland’s freedom. Many of my folks have died in that struggle.