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Labor Movement
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Mother Jones: The Woman 
 Article from Mother Jones magazine about its namesake Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones). The article notes that "few remember much about Mother Jones, who battled corporate presidents and politicians, who went to jail repeatedly for organizing workers, and who converted tens of thousands of Americans to the labor movement and the left." Discusses her work as an organizer for the United Mine Workers in the 1890s and related activities. http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/2001/05/motherjones_gorn.html Topics: Families, Geology, History, Industries, Labor, Notable People: Women, Technology, United States History Last updated Apr 25, 2005 Women's Labor History Links
A good directory of links to general women's labor history resources, labor song lyrics, biographies of women leaders (including Mother Jones, Lucy Parsons, Dolores Huerta, and Karen Silkwood), and organizations such as the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the Women's Trade Union League. Some information also available in Spanish. From the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). http://www.afscme.org/publications/12441.cfm Topics: History, Labor, Notable People, Notable People: Women, United States History Last updated Oct 27, 2006 |
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