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Where was Mother Jones born?
Cork Ireland
Where is Mother Jones buried?
Mt. Olive Illinois
What year was the March of the Mill Children
1903
What was she often called?
The most dangerous woman alive
The Laws in Pennsylvania at the time stated that children had to be at least 13 to work. Why were children younger than 13 working?
They needed to work to feed themselves and family, parents lied about their ages and Mill owners looked the other way
After Chicago, where did Mother Jones move to?
Pennsylvania, Philedelphia
When did Mother Jones die?
1930
According to the text, was the March successful? Why?
Yes, because the child labor laws were eventually changed from the age of 12 to the age of 14
Why didn't the newspapers report the evils of child labor?
publishers told her they couldn't because the owners of the mills also owned stock in the newspapers.
What did the children want?
To be able to go to school and to play.
What did Mother Jones's family die of?
Yellow fever
Which president refused to see Mother Jones?
Teddy Roosevelt
On July 7 1903, how many people began the March?
nearly 300
How old was Mother Jones when she began the March?
66
How long did the March take?
3 weeks
In 1903 who marched with Mother Jones to see the president?
children who worked in factories
Which Union did Mother Jones join?
Knights of Labor
What did Mother Jones fight for?
Better working conditions, fair wages and to end child labor
In 1903, how many children were working in the textile mills?
80,000
Why wouldn't the president see Mother Jones or the children?
He felt that child labor was a problem for the individual States to handle
What was Mother Jones's first job?
Teacher
What did Mother Jones fight to improve?
Child labor laws
How many hours per week were children working on average?
60 to 70 hours per week.
Why were the children's jobs so dangerous?
Because the children were small , they could reach into the machinery to thread needles, and repair snapped threads. They lost fingers and hands, etc to mill accidents.
What was Mother Jones's husbands name?
George