The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Child Labor Laws
Child Protection
- She fought for Child Labor Laws
- It was 38 years later that any federal child labor laws were in effect
- Children worked 60 hours a week for only $2 and $13 per week
Thoughts on children as miners
Interesting Facts about Jones
- Mary was concerned about young children working at mines at such a young age
Early Adulthood
- She opened her own dress shop when she moved back to Chicago after the death of her husband and children
- Moved to Chicago and worked as a dressmaker in her early 20's then she moved to Memphis Tennessee
- Mary lost everything in the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
- Before her death she continued to work with the miners and their families
- Many young children had to work at mines instead of attending school
- She made money by sewing for rich wealthy families
- After she moved to Memphis she met and married George Jones.
- After the fire Mary traveled around the world and noticed some big industrial changes around her.
- Mary and George had 4 children.
- She welcomed African American workers and involved women and children in strike.
- Mary staged parades with young children who wanted to go to school not work in mines
- George and Mary's four children died when the Yellow Fever epidemic struck in 1867. The Yellow Fever killed thousands of people.
Goals
Childhood
- Born Mary Harris in Cork, Country Ireland
- Immigrated to North America with her family to escape the Irish Famine
Background Information
- However Historians have no idea when Mary was born they mark it between 1830 and 1844
- Trained to become a dressmaker and teacher
- Fitting in with the crowd
Obstacles
Works Cited
Mother Jones
1837-1930
"The most dangerous
women in America"
By Ariel and Shelbie Van Erp
http://www.aflcio.org/About/Our-History/Key-People-in-Labour-History/Mother-Jones-1837-1930
Sacrifices
http://www.socialwlefarehistory.com
http://www.google.com/search?=great+chicago+fire
http://www.bmwe.org/journal/1999/08aug/c03.htm
What makes Mother Jones a Peaceful Warrior?
http://www.nwhm.org/eduaction- resources/biography/biographies/mary-harris-mother-jones
- Her dressmaking job and her career as a teacher
http://ihscslnews.org
- Mary attended a public school
- She gave hope to the families who had nothing
- Mary graduated from "Normal School" at the age 17
- Mary went on and became a teacher in Michigan
- She organized mothers and encouraged young daughters to strike against mining companies
- She trained at Normal School for 1 year to become a dress maker and a teacher.
- Fought for child labor laws
Mary standing with mining families
- Organized parades for protesting children
Education
- Fought for Child Labor Laws so that young children do not have to work at dangerous places such as the mines their fathers work at
Visions for the World
- She wanted this law passed so that in the future families wouldn't have to send their child to the mines or other dangerous places to work
- Child Labor Laws are still in effect in the United States today.
- Some foreign countries are still struggling with maintaining child labor laws
- She became a successful dress maker, teacher, radical organizer, public speaker, leader, labor activists, and believer of hope
- Organized children parades for protesting children
Accomplishments
- Organized the wives of the miners to march on the street to keep the strikebreakers from entering the mines
- She help found the Social Democratic party in 1898 and in 1905 the Industrial Workers of the World
What makes her a leader?
- She started encouraging young children to fight against the mining companies
- She made families come out of their shells to speak up for what they want