Mother Jones In The Mill And Factories

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Mother Jones is similar to other individuals, for example Martin Luther King. He had a peaceful march that didn’t hurt anyone. And that is what Mother Jones did with the mill children. Mother Jones loves children, but when she saw the children in the mills and factories, she noticed that they had mutilated fingers and hands. This got her very upset. So she decided to march to the president and see what he could do about it. She didn’t get the chance to meet him because she was considered a threat to him. But 35 years later, the child labor laws were passed and no child worked in mills or factories. If it wasn’t for Mother Jones courageous act, children would probably be still working in factories.

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