Mother Jones showed great effectiveness as a leader by speaking and putting on plays in front of large audiences and showing great candor about what she thought about child labor. According to The March of the Mill Children, in paragraph 12, “The fife-and-drum corps gave concerts and passed the hat. People listened and donated money. Farmers met the marchers with wagon loads of fruit, vegetables, and clothes. Railroad engineers stopped their trains and gave them free rides. Hotel owners served free meals.” This text explains that because Mother Jones put on plays with the children, she gained supporters and a lot of donations from farmers, railroad engineers, hotel owners, etc.
