| 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. |