Cork's Mother Jones to be honoured in Chicago with new statue 

Mother Jones is still venerated for her impact in Cork, with the 13th Spirit of Mother Jones Festival to be held in Shandon this July

Mother Jones was a relentless activist for workers and the poor in the US. Picture: RTÉ.

A celebrated Cork-born trade unionist is to get a statue in her honour in Chicago after a sustained campaign to recognise the “most dangerous woman in America”.

Mother Jones, who was born Mary Harris in Shandon, Cork City, in 1837, was a relentless activist for workers and the poor after her family emigrated to Canada and the US in Famine-era times.