For Labor Day - The Autobiography of Mother Jones

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4. That whole section of her book

about that organizing of the miners and the aftermath (and her being thrown in jail IIRC) was something else. She wasn't afraid to "ride shotgun" either (and knew how to use one).

I think she saw the tragedy of what happened with those men and that just made her even more persistent. And back then, they didn't know what to make of her outside of probably considering her a "trouble maker". But since she didn't embark on these efforts until she was older, she had a level of maturity and experience that made them hold their tongues in many cases.