Mother Jones

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Images & Videos

Why was Mother Jones called “the most dangerous woman in America”?

Read Next

The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.

14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.

26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

President's bingo. Guess and select to correct president based on images.

Britannica’s U.S. Presidents Bingo

Discover

Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders

Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics

10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket

Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?

Monitor. Varanus salvadorii is a monitor lizard found in New Guinea can grows to 2.7 metres (9 ft.) aka Tree crocodile, Crocodile monitor, Salvadori's monitor, artellia, reptile

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Lizards and Turtles

Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Mother Jones: References & Edit History

More Articles On This Topic

Assorted References

Ludlow Massacre
- In Ludlow Massacre

Additional Reading

Dale Fetherling, Mother Jones, the Miner’s Angel (1974), is a biography.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Apr 30, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 18, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Nov 26, 2023
	Media added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 20, 2022
	Invalidated site: National Park Service - Biography of Mother Jones.	Emily Rodriguez	Jun 25, 2022
	Add new Web site: American National Biography Online - Biography of Mother Jones.	Yamini Chauhan	Mar 18, 2014
	Add new Web site: National Women's History Museum - Biography of Mary Harris Jones.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jun 27, 2013
	Add new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of Mother Jones.	Neha Parwani	Jul 23, 2010
	Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Mother Jones.	Neha Parwani	Jul 23, 2010
	Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Mother Jones.	Neha Parwani	Jul 23, 2010
	Add new Web site: National Women's Hall of Fame - Biography of Mary "Mother" Harris Jones.	Neha Parwani	Jul 23, 2010
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 10, 2000
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Oct 13, 1999