Mother Jones Speaks

From the end of the Civil War until her death in 1930 at the age of 100, Mother Jones was a tireless fighter for the working class. This collection chronicles decades of labor battles-from the coalfields of West Virginia to the steel mills of Chicago and the garment shops of New York."A veritable archive of the legendary radical labor organizer Mary Harris Jones . . . . The book contains the fiery radical's speeches, congressional testimony, articles, interviews with journalists, and a selection of her letters. Foner places each . . . in context with excellent short introductions . . . . He has done a service for students of labor history. Recommended for academic and large public libraries."-Library Journal"Foner emphasizes the constancy of Jones's commitment to socialism, describes her effectiveness as a union organizer, and challenges feminist contentions that Mother Jones was opposed to or, at best, uninterested in the women's rights movement . . . . Recommended for large public libraries and college libraries at all levels."-Choice"This collection works. It works because Foner has provided what is needed to understand and appreciate Mother Jones. Each speech is set in context; each document is followed by explanatory notes. The notes [are] almost as valuable as the documents themselves . . . . A rich, revealing, and superbly edited collection."-Illinois Historical JournalIndex, Chronology, Annotation