Memorial to Mother Jones at Route 66

A memorial will be unveiled today just off America’s iconic Route 66 in memory of a Cork woman who became one of the most celebrated trade unionists in US history.

Memorial to Mother Jones at Route 66
Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 - 00:00
Áilín Quinlan

Mary Harris was born in Cork in 1837 and survived the famine before emigrating to Canada with her family.

She went on to become one of the most renowned union leaders in the US.

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CourtsRoute 66MemorialCorkUSMary HarrisPlace: Route 66Place: AmericaPlace: CorkPlace: USPlace: CanadaPlace: I-55 Southbound Coalfield RoadwayPlace: IllinoisPlace: IrelandPlace: ChicagoPlace: Mount Oval CemeteryPlace: AtlanticPlace: Cork CityPlace: ShandonPlace: Mount OlivePlace: North CathedralPlace: InchigeelaghPerson: Mary HarrisPerson: HarrisPerson: Mother Jones’Person: Brian O’BrienPerson: MotherPerson: Ger O’MahonyPerson: O’MahonyPerson: James NolanPerson: ProfessorPerson: Rosemary FeurerPerson: Mary Jones HarrisPerson: John O’MahonyPerson: Ellen CotterPerson: Richard HarrisEvent: 2018 Spirit of Mother Jones FestivalEvent: Spirit of Mother Jones FestivalEvent: Mother Jones MarkerEvent: JonesOrganisation: Illinois Department of TransportationOrganisation: Cork Mother Jones CommitteeOrganisation: Mother Jones Heritage ProjectOrganisation: Irish consulateOrganisation: Illinois AFL-CIOOrganisation: Illinois Labour History SocietyOrganisation: United Mine Workers of AmericaOrganisation: Irish American Heritage CentreOrganisation: Route 66 Association
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