HPF Speaker Series: Before She Was Mother Jones

How Pullman launched an American labor hero

To many, she was the most famous labor organizer of the early 20th century. To others, she was the most dangerous woman in America.

Don’t miss a fascinating discussion with Rosemary Feurer and Elliott Gorn as they present the early years and significance of Mother Jones. Mary Harris “Mother” Jones was an Irish famine refugee who came to Memphis, where she lost her children and husband during the 1867 yellow fever epidemic. Afterwards, she moved to Chicago. When the Great Fire of 1871 hit, she lost her business. With the events of the Pullman Strike, Mother Jones blazed a trail of resistance by organizing entire communities and becoming one of the great figures of the American labor movement.

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