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Meeting Ireland's Minister for the Diaspora
Members of our board were honored to meet with Ciaran Cannon, Irelands' Minister for the Diaspora and International Development today,...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20211 min read


Ireland's Grant for Our Chicago Mother Jones Statue Campaign
Our Mother Jones Chicago statue sculpture fundraising is off to a glorious start. Proud to accept a generous check from Sara Keating,...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20211 min read


Labor Day at the Pullman Historic Site
Scenes from the Pullman: Women and Work Labor Day event on September 2, 2019. We had an exhibit that engaged quite a number of attendees....
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20211 min read


Labor Day Parade - Chicago and Rockford, 2019
Mother Jones marching with Roofers Local 11 in the Annual Chicago Southeast Labor Day Parade and Rockford United Labor Parade.
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20211 min read


St. Louis Workers Education Society Exhibit on Mother Jones
Mother Jones Museum follows the philosophy of Mother Jones: we go with justice, and our home is our shoes! When Mt. Olive's small museum...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20211 min read


Mother Jones Keeps Travelling for Justice
Mother Jones Keeps travelling for justice, but we still are fundraising for a generator--help us raise $500 m Roofers Apprenticeship...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20211 min read


Pullman, 125 years on
Pullman event today, co-sponsored by Mother Jones Heritage Project and Illinois Labor HIstory Society. David J. Rathke is a board member...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20211 min read


Mother Jones Irish Rebel Exhibit Opening
We were pleased to have so many people join us for this exhibit launch at the Irish American Heritage Center on May 1. Brian O’Brien,...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20212 min read


Siasma na nGael for Mother Jones!
Mother Jones Tribute produced by Old St. Pat's March 2019 Bravo Old St. Patrick's Church which produced the story of Mother Jones’ life...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20211 min read


Mother Jones in 2019 St. Patrick's Day Parade
We were proud to march in 2 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parades in 2019! Lots of love in Chicago.
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20211 min read


I-55 Northbound Marker & Indoor Exhibit dedicated
Mother Jones I-55 coalfield rest area marker, indoor exhibit on march to springfield, virtual tour of the Mother Jones Monument, Union ...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20213 min read


Voyage to Ireland and Durham
This summer I was invited to give a talk on Mother Jones at Dublin's GPO, the famous post office where the Easter Rising was centered. ...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20213 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...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20212 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 ...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20213 min read


The Spirit of Two Irish Rebelwomen, 1918 & 2018
One hundred years ago, Mother Jones and Irish feminist rebel Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington spoke at a what was considered a subversive...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20216 min read


Mother Jones and the Mexican Revolution
#noborders for justice for Mother Jones, who supported the Mexican Revolution. Thanks to Frosso Tsouka director of the great film about...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20211 min read


Working People's Day of Action
People waited in lines to get their photos taken with Mother at the labor rally against the Janus case. Here are a small number of...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20211 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
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20219 min read


Scabby the Rat has Met His Match!
In January, when the great women's protest marches were held, Elliott Gorn, biographer of Mother Jones, wrote to us lamenting that...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20211 min read


May Day Open House and Exhibit at Mt. Olive Mother Jones Museum
Our May Day celebration at the Museum drew dozens of visitors from as far away as Melbourne Florida, Michigan, Peoria, Chicago and...
Rosemary Feurer
Jul 22, 20213 min read
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