Mother Jones

Mother Jones may refer to:

  • Mary Harris Jones (called "Mother Jones", 1837–1930), American labor and community organizer
  • Mother Jones (magazine), liberal political magazine named after Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
  • Mother Jones' Prison, formerly a National Historic Landmark in West Virginia

Famous quotes containing the words mother jones, mother and/or jones:

    “If they want to hang me, let them. And on the scaffold I will shout “Freedom for the working class!””
    —Mother Jones (1830–1930)

    “My mother and father are the only people on the whole planet for whom I will never begrudge a thing. Should I achieve great things, it is the work of their hands; they are splendid people and their absolute love of their children places them above the highest praise. It cloaks all of their shortcomings, shortcomings that may have resulted from a difficult life.”
    —Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)

    “Well, I’d certainly say she had marvelous judgment, Albert, if not particularly good taste.”
    —L.Q. Jones [Justus Mcqueen] (b. 1936)