Other editions of book Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Workers' Rights

After her husband and four children died in a yellow fever epidemic, Mary Harris Jone, known as Mother Jones, took up the cause of American workers, adopting them as her family. In the late 19th century, workers—adults and many children— in coal mines, textile mills, and other industries often labored for long hours under dangerous conditions for wages that could barely sustain them. For sixty years, Mother Jones crisscrossed the nation, urging men, women, and child workers to fight for their rights through labor unions. Her mission took her from the poorest coal miner’s shack to the halls of Congress, from the ragged children of the textile mills to presidents of the United States. Fierce, feisty, and determined, Mother Jones was one of American labor’s most unforgettable champions, a role model for young people today.Part of the Spotlight Biography series from eFrog Press, these ebooks, written by well-published authors, cover people to emulate and admire.