Autobiography of Mother Jones
Mary Harris Jones
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Length 5 h 40 min
Chapters 27
First published 1925
Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones) was a legendary labor organizer. She was a founding member of the International Workers of the World (the IWW, or the Wobblies), and was active in the United Mine Workers and the Socialist Party of America. (Summary by Denny)
Chapters
1
The Early Years Read by Scott Henkel 8:38
2
The Haymarket Tragedy Read by Scott Henkel 9:37
3
A Strike in Virginia Read by Elizabeth McAndrew 5:05
4
Wayland's Appeal to Reason Read by Heather Lambert 2:50
5
Victory at Arnot, Pennsylvania Read by Elizabeth McAndrew 14:57
6
War in West Virginia Read by Carl Manchester 11:51
7
A Human Judge Read by Caitlin Kelly 9:34
8
Roosevelt Sent for John Mitchell Read by Caitlin Kelly 9:49
9
Murder in West Virginia Read by Elizabeth McAndrew 10:39
10
March of the Mill Children Read by Sandra in Wales, United Kingdom 18:56
11
Those Mules Won't Scab Today Read by Sandra in Wales, United Kingdom 7:28
12
How the Women Mopped Up Coaldale Read by Sandra in Wales, United Kingdom 6:13
13
The Cripple Creek Strike Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 35:42
14
Child Labor Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 31:28
15
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 7:46
16
The Mexican Revolution Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 13:33
17
How the Women Sang Themselves Out of Jail Read by Maddie 4:29
18
Victory in West Virginia Read by Elizabeth McAndrew 30:07
19
Guards and Gunmen Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 5:22
20
Governor Hunt, Human and Just Read by Kathy 8:46
21
In Rockefeller's Prisons Read by Kathy 23:01
22
You Don't Need a Vote to Raise Hell Read by Kathy 13:08
23
In a West Virginia Prison Camp Read by Kathy 4:56
24
The Steel Strike of 1919 Read by Kathy 23:22
25
Struggle and Lose: Struggle and Win Read by Kathy 6:35
26
Medieval West Virginia Read by Kathy 4:55
27
Progress in Spite of Leaders Read by Scott Henkel 10:45
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