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 by mother jones:

    “The rank and file have let their servants become their masters and dictators.... Provision should be made in all union constitutions for the recall of leaders. Big salaries should not be paid. Career hunters should be driven out, as well as leaders who use labor for political ends. These types are menaces to the advancement of labor.”
    —Mother Jones (1830–1930)

    “...I learned in the early part of my career that labor must bear the cross for others’ sins, must be the vicarious sufferer for the wrongs that others do.”
    —Mother Jones (1830–1930)