Mother Jones Monument

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Nov 30, 20203 min read

Mother Jones Died 90 years ago

Ninety years ago, Mother Jones died at the little farmhouse in Maryland where she had been cared for by Lillian Burgess. Newspapers...

May 17, 20182 min read

Women of Labor at Mother Jones Monument

Since 2015, Mother Jones has become a growing part of the Regina V. Polk Women’s Leadership Conference, one of the great educational...

May 7, 20183 min read

Ireland’s Ambassador Visits Mother Jones Monument

Daniel Mulhall, Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States, was in St. Louis last week. An unexpected break in his schedule allowed an ...

Dec 14, 20179 min read

Mother Jones Historical Marker & Indoor Exhibit, Illinois Humanities grant

We are proud to announce our new I-55 Southbound Coalfield Marker and indoor exhibit. The new marker is intended to draw attention to the

Oct 22, 20161 min read

October 2016 Miners Day & new exhibit in Mt. Olive

A small gathering at the Mt. Olive Union An old friend of mine, Germaine Light, has performed Mother Jones over the years in central...

Sep 6, 20161 min read

United Mind Workers: SIU-E faculty celebrate their new union at Mother Jones Monument

On Labor Day, core organizers of the new faculty union at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville came to the Mother Jones monument in...