Picture Books

Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children

Picture book. By Jonah Winter, with illustrations by Nancy Carpenter.2020. 40 pages.
The story of Mary “Mother” Jones and the 100 children who marched from Philadelphia to New York in a fiery protest against child labor.

Time Periods: 1877–1899, 1900–1909, 1910–1919, 1920–1944

Themes: Labor, Organizing, Women's History

Levels: Grades Pre-K-2

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Here’s the inspiring story of the woman who raised her voice and fist to protect kids’ childhoods and futures — and changed the United States forever. Told in first-person, New York Times bestselling author, Jonah Winter, and acclaimed illustrator, Nancy Carpenter, share the incredible story of Mother Jones, an Irish immigrant who was essential in the fight to create child labor laws.

Well into her sixties, Mother Jones had finally had enough of children working long hours in dangerous factory jobs, and decided she was going to do something about it. The powerful protests she organized earned her the name “the most dangerous woman in America.” And in the Children’s Crusade of 1903, she lead one hundred boys and girls on a glorious march from Philadelphia right to the front door of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Long Island home.

Open this beautiful and inspiring picture book to learn more about this feminist icon and how she inspired thousands to make change. [Adapted from publishers’ description.]

ISBN: 9780449812914 | Anne Schwartz Books

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