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6. Mine too, what courage and grit. Wish we had more like her, 'The Walking Wrath of God' as

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:48 AM

Apr 2015

Sinclair Lewis said. She d. 1930 in Silver Spring, MD in the Wash., DC area. What a remarkable life and tremendous force for workers rights and children in this country. I just added a link for a good AFL-CIO bio of her to the OP.

SEE BIO: http://www.aflcio.org/About/Our-History/Key-People-in-Labor-History/Mother-Jones-1837-1930

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MARY HARRIS 'MOTHER' JONES, Irish born US Labor Leader on PRISONS, SHOES & SENATORS [View all] appalachiablue Apr 2015 OP

~ "PRAY FOR THE DEAD & FIGHT LIKE HELL FOR THE LIVING"~, Mother Jones. appalachiablue Apr 2015 #1

Always a K&R for Mother Jones Scootaloo Apr 2015 #2

You prolly know much about her- tremendous, courageous woman of her times. appalachiablue Apr 2015 #3

K&R freshwest Apr 2015 #4

One of my heroes! nt Are_grits_groceries Apr 2015 #5