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Mary Harris Jones on Labor and Sin

2020-12-31
By: joan koster
On: December 31, 2020
In: 19th Century Women, Activists

In 1902, Mary Harris Jones was being called “the most dangerous woman in America” because of her effectiveness. at labor organizing. Read More →

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