AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED BY MOTHER JONES
Washington, D.C. 1875. One sheet of paper, measuring 22 x 9cm, with an autograph note signed by Mother Jones. From the guestbook of Florence Jaffray Harriman, with the rear having three other names and the front having one other name; Dated 'May 19 - '15', Mother Jones' note reads reads "When I first saw Mrs Harriman I carefully [unknown] her by presence I came to the conclusion she was one of americas real women" and signed "Mother Jones"; CX consignment; shelved autograph binder case 0.
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Mary G. Harris Jones (1837-1930), known as Mother Jones from 1897 onwards, was an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist. She helped coordinate major strikes and co-founded the Industrial Workers of the World.
Florence Jaffray "Daisy" Harriman (1870-1967) was an American socialite, suffragist, social reformer, organizer, and diplomat. Harriman became the first woman ever appointed to a federal commission, named to the Federal Industrial Relations Commission. The commission successfully intervened in a threatened railway strike, but Daisy took exception to the final report summarizing the hearings they had conducted, believing that it did not make allowances for the "technical problems of production." Labor leaders, including Mother (Mary Harris) Jones complained that Daisy would betray the workers if she did not sign the report.