Mary Harris Jones
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Mary Harris Jones AKA Mother Jones born Cork, Ireland May 1, 1830 (d. 1930). "The Miner’s Angel" ; American labor organizer, Socialist; led women’s strike 1900; convicted and exonerated of murder conspiracy 1913.
Quotations
"I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please." (Linda Atkinson, Mother Jones, p. 3, 1978; photo motherjonesmuseum.org)