Mother Jones
In his book, Mother Jones, the Most Dangerous Woman in America, author Elliott J.Gorn offers many illustrations of how Mother Jones had the well being of the common lower class worker at the forefront of her loyalty. ... Mother Jones began life as Mary Harris. ... She moved to Memphis, Tennessee and married in 1861 to a man by the last name of Jones who was an iron molder and a member of the union. ... After suffering this horrendous loss, Mary Harris Jones moved back to Chicago and sewed for wealthy people. ... ) Gorn states in his synopsis on the cover of his book that, “Mother Jones exposed disturbing truths about labor, poverty, and the destruction of American freedoms. At coal strikes, steel strikes, railroad, textile, and brewery strikes, Mother Jones was always there, stirring the workers to action and enraging the powerful. ... The actions of Mother Jones and the people she spurred to create change in their own lives also created change for the millions of Americans who have been born and have worked since the days of Mother Jones. ... Mother Jones is a perfect example of how history flows from cause to action to consequence as stated in this course syllabus.