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Jan 8, 20213 min read

Marty Walsh, the Department of Labor Nominee, and Mother Jones

Marty Walsh, the Mayor of Boston, has been nominated by President-elect Biden for Secretary of Labor. Marty Walsh is a fan of Mother...

Sep 1, 20191 min read

Labor Day at the Pullman Historic Site

Scenes from the Pullman: Women and Work Labor Day event on September 2, 2019. We had an exhibit that engaged quite a number of attendees....

May 10, 20191 min read

Pullman, 125 years on

Pullman event today, co-sponsored by Mother Jones Heritage Project and Illinois Labor HIstory Society. David J. Rathke is a board member...

Apr 19, 20186 min read

The Spirit of Two Irish Rebelwomen, 1918 & 2018

One hundred years ago, Mother Jones and Irish feminist rebel Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington spoke at a what was considered a subversive...

Mar 11, 20181 min read

Mother Jones and the Mexican Revolution

#noborders for justice for Mother Jones, who supported the Mexican Revolution. Thanks to Frosso Tsouka director of the great film about...

Sep 25, 20161 min read

Mother Jones Visits Eugene Debs

The Mother Jones Heritage Project has been developing ties with the Eugene V. Debs Foundation, just as Mother Jones and Debs did in the past

Apr 28, 20165 min read

St. Louis Public Radio covers our work with Mt. Olive Museum

Mary Delach Leonard's nice story about the new Mt. Olive museum is here. Give it a listen! Also, you can scroll down for some great...