Mother Jones
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Mary G. Harris Jones, 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. She helped coordinate major strikes, secure bans on child labor, and co-founded the socialist trade union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Jones in 1902
The Mother Jones Memorial near her birthplace
Pennsylvania state historical marker for Mother Jones in Coaldale, Schuylkill County
Jones at New York City Hall in 1915, where she was attending the hearings of the Federal Commission on Industrial Relations
Union organizer
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A union organizer is a specific type of trade union member or an appointed union official.
Organizers in Portland marching on May Day