Festival for Cork native known as the ‘most dangerous woman in America’

Cork historian Dr Sean Pettit will guest at the 2016 Spirit of Mother Jones festival and summer school.

Festival for Cork native known as the ‘most dangerous woman in America’

He will speak about Cork in the 18th century and give an insight into life in Shandon around the time of the local birth of Mary Harris who, afterwards, became the renowned US trade union leader Mother Jones — once dubbed ‘the most dangerous woman in America’.

“This is a tremendous honour for us at the summer school and festival,” said Jim Nolan, spokesperson for the festival, now in its fifth year.

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