Hellraisers Journal: Whereabouts & Doings of Mother Jones for June 1901, Part II: Found Described as “Servant Girls’ Friend” -Has Plans for Organization

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Quote Mother Jones, re Servant Girls Organizing, Kvl TN Sntl p5, May 23, 1901—————

Hellraisers Journal – Wednesday July 10, 1901
Mother Jones News Round-Up for June 1901, Part II
Found Described as “Servant Girls’ Friend,” Plans to Organize

From Montana’s Great Falls Daily Tribune of June 10, 1901:

Mother Jones to Orgz Servants Girls, Grt Fls Tb MT p1, June 10, 1901

From the Great Falls Daily Tribune of June 11, 1901:

MOTHER JONES’ PLAN.

A dispatch in yesterday’s Tribune told us that “Mother” Jones was meeting with success in her efforts to organize the servants girls of New York into unions. Also that the movement was likely to spread all over the country.

It has been quite a common belief that the girls had things about their own way as it is, but the “Mother” Jones insists that it is a mistake, and she wants to improve their condition. Here are some of the changes she wants made:

Ten hours a day work and no more. An increase of the wages according to the size of the house and the work required. No one shall work for less than $3 per week. Cooks shall not act as ladies’ maids or take care of babies. Nurse girls shall not be required to act as cooks. It shall not be necessary to stay in at nights while the mistress goes out. If more than ten hours work shall be required a double shift must be employed. An amusement room shall be furnished so that the girls shall not be compelled to sit in the kitchen. Visitors shall be allowed to call on them any night they are off duty. Wages shall be paid every week.

[Emphasis added.]

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SOURCES & IMAGES

Quote Mother Jones, Knoxville Sentinel p5, May 23, 1901
https://www.newspapers.com/image/585844166/

Great Falls Daily Tribune
(Great Falls, Montana)
-June 10, 1901
https://www.newspapers.com/image/238024886
-June 11, 1901
https://www.newspapers.com/image/238025056/

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Tag: Mother Jones Organizing Servant Girls 1901
https://weneverforget.org/tag/mother-jones-organizing-servant-girls-1901/

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