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Mary harris jones biography

    mary harris jones biography
Field Information
Full Name Mary Harris Jones
Date of Birth 01 August 1837
Place of Birth Cork, Ireland
Date of Death 30 November 1930
Place of Death Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Citizenship / Country of Residence Irish, American / United States
Education Toronto Normal School
Profession Labor Organizer, Teacher, Dressmaker
Years of Activity c. 1870s - 1930
Brief Information Mary Harris Jones, widely known as "Mother Jones," was an Irish-born American labor and community organizer. She dedicated her life to advocating for workers' rights, particularly for miners and child laborers, throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her activism involved organizing strikes, campaigning against child labor, and becoming a prominent figure in the American labor movement.