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The Autobiography of Mother Jones, 1925 ~ American Anarchist

https://sonocarina.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/the-autobiography-of-mother-jones-1925-american-anarchist/

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thanks!

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Welcome, thank you :). There's also Lucy Parsons, another US female anarchist labor organizer 1853-1942.

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There are a lot of inspiring ancestors. Eugene Debs is also another one of my inspirations that I have written about. Etc.

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Thank you, I have heard of him but not read in depth. Eugene Debs should provide some good winter reading, My favorite obviously is Errico Malatesta.

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-malatesta-life-and-ideas

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In the '20s the union of telephone operators was all women, led by women, and fought hard to avoid displacement by the dial system. Male labor leaders like Gompers appreciated their fervor. Ultimately they lost the battle, but their monthly journal is still worth reading.

Most technologies displace women, not men. The feminists treacherously help the displacers.

http://polistrasmill.com/2023/06/03/was-mabel-traumatized/

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thanks for that inspo!

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Old man out of the loop here, so I had to look up what "inspo" meant, though I had an inkling it was new slang for "inspiration."

Before looking it up, I imagined it might be an acronym for "I Naturally Seek Positive Outcomes."

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Love you acronym!

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I remember reading how shortly after women got the right to vote in the UK, they changed to support the state.

They shamed men who didn't want to go to war, instead of shaming the state for promoting the war.

I suppose this is because once you feel invested in the system, you tend to go along with what you think helps the system, even war.

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Yes, “equality” is not liberation

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Mother Jones. Joe Hill. Really a timely, moving tribute to an incredible, wonderful, woman.

I had forgotten about the horrible tragedy that had befallen her family, because I was always so focused on her struggles for labor justice.

But, my god, what a strong, unselfish person she was.

Really Cindy. What a great way to start the day, and get my mind right for Labor Day (fake one), and get a little venom in my veins, for the American oligarchs.

I’m near Illinois. Time to get off my ass, and go see that monument to a legend.

And, again, as always, I’m so sorry about your precious son.

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Thank you Mike!

Her monument is well worth the visit, and I rode my bike from Santa Monica Cal, there.

Peace & Love

Cindy

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You must have a killer set of lungs, and legs like Martina Navratilova, girl!!!

Bicycle there from home??? I’ll think about it. You’re a wild child, aren’t ya?

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That was 10 years ago and we went all the way to DC!

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My Hungarian born father began coal mining as a lad with his father in south western Pennsylvania. Coal company owned the towns(patches), company stores and low pay for dangerous work were the norm. He lost many fellow miners in mine shaft explosions and cave-Ins. After every shift he would return covered in black soot, black lungs was a serious problem. His saving grace was the UMW (United Mine Workers) and John L Lewis. I studied folk songs and playing acoustic guitar in my late teens and only now do I make the connection why “Comin’ Round the Mountains” was his favorite request. Thank you Mother Jones.

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Yes, coal mining is still an atrocious business. Never forget the Ludlow Massacre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre

Fuckers!

Cool story Comin' Round the Mountains.

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Mother Jones, a favorite inspiration for me. Like you, Cindy.

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just as a matter of fact, it was feminists who really started the labor movement. before even Seneca Falls, women were advocating for labor and for the rights of Native Americans. check out The Women's Suffrage Movement edited by Sally Roesch Wagner.

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I love Chris Hedges book 'The Death of the Liberal Class'. He lays out exactly how the labour movement and the so-called working man's party - liberals/democrats - betrayed their own people. https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/566769221/Death-of-the-Liberal-Class

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