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MOTHER JONES AND THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE

MOTHER JONES AND THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE

Two million children toiled 12-hour days. Having lost her own children, Mother Jones wanted the nation to know.

REBELSBruce WatsonOctober 6, 2022Mother Jones, Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, Child labor, American labor, "Mother" Jones, Progressive eraComment

IDA TARBELL -- THE WOMAN WHO TOOK ON ROCKEFELLER

IDA TARBELL -- THE WOMAN WHO TOOK ON ROCKEFELLER

Few battles had been so mismatched. A billionaire tycoon vs. a woman with a pen. The winner?

History, Women, HEROESThe AtticMarch 29, 2019Ida Tarbell, Muckrakers, Standard Oil, Rockefeller, Anti-trust suits, Progressive era Comments