My full name is Mary Harris Jones...
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Character
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Mature Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act 1, Scene 1
Time & Place
A union meeting hall in Denver, Colorado, 1914
Length
Medium
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
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My full name is Mary Harris Jones, but I'd prefer it if you'd call me, Mother - everyone else does. I was born in Cork, Ireland in 1837. My people were poor. For generations we’d fought for Ireland's freedom. My Da bought us passage to America in
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