"Hi folks, thank you for sending Union City," writes Gerard O'Mahony, coordinator of the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival Cork. "On February 11, you mention Mother Jones. You said that she was arrested in 1913 while leading a protest of conditions in West Virginia mines and 'She was 83 years old at the time' in 1913. Just to clarify, Mary Harris was born in late July 1837 and baptised on 1st August 1837 at the North Cathedral Church here in Cork City in the Republic of Ireland. She was 75 years of age that time in Feb 1913. You can find the date in a book by Elliott Gorn, Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America, and I have seen the baptism register. Just sending it in a spirit of solidarity to fellow union members as she is among the greatest of all union leaders." Comments are closed.
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