Sunday, December 02, 2007
Mother Jones, the Most Dangerous Woman in America
10 p.m. - Ken MacDermotRoe, History Counts
“Mother Jones, the Most Dangerous Woman in America”
In this edition of “History Counts”, we speak with Elliott Gorn, the biographer of Mary Harris who was, also, known as Mother Jones. Even before women had the right to vote, Mother Jones became one of the greatest union organizers in American history.
Elliott Gorn is Professor of History at Brown University where he chairs the American Civilization Department. He is the author of "Mother Jones, the Most Dangerous Woman in America".
Interviewer: Ken MacDermotRoe Producer: Dave Schwartz
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