“We’ll fight it out to the bitter end” | A journalist’s account of the impact of the 1900 Coal Strike on Schuylkill County families

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"I'm willin' for the sake of the poor creatures who never have enough to eat that my man shall strike." A Philadelphia Inquirer reporter named Esther Nixon traveled to Shenandoah, PA during the 1900 Coal Strike to interview working class mining families about the intense labor battle between the United Mine Workers and the coal operators. Read the full story.

“Mother Jones” at Shenandoah, Pennsylvania | September 1900

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Mother Jones speaking at Shenandoah Pennsylvania on September 18, 1900 - Coal Region anthracite strike

Step back to September 1900, when Mother Jones took the podium in Shenandoah, PA to ignite a fledgling anthracite strike. This rare image from the Philadelphia Inquirer shows Mary Harris “Mother” Jones rallying miners for the United Mine Workers of America cause - an important moment in Coal Region labor history. Read the full story.

“Mother Jones” leads women’s march to support the 1900 Coal Strike

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Mother Jones Marching in 1903

In September 1900, Mary Harris “Mother” Jones rallied women in McAdoo, Pennsylvania, to join a march supporting striking miners. Her stirring speech and fearless leadership convinced workers at nearby patch towns to lay down their tools in solidarity. Read the full story.