Mother Jones Monument

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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...

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...

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 ...

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

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...

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...