Mother Jones Quotes


We must be together; our masters are joined together and we must do the same thing.


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Mary Harris Jones, 1830-1930, [Mother Jones], Co-Founder, Social Democratic Party and IWW, Labor Organizer, 1902

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Mother Jones
Mother Jones
  • Born: August 1, 1837
  • Died: November 30, 1930
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Union Organizer, Community Organizer, Activist, Schoolteacher, Dressmaker

Mary G. Harris Jones, known as Mother Jones from 1897 onwards, was an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist. She helped coordinate major strikes and co-founded the Industrial Workers of the World.