Irish-born trade unionist and childrenâs rights activist Mother Jones is an inspiration to modern female labour activists in America, a virtual ceremony has heard.
The ceremony saw the unveiling of two paintings of Mother Jones by Lindsay Hand.
Irish Ambassador, Dan Mulhall recalled how Mother Jones, born Mary Harris in Cork in 1837, became one of the most famous women in America through her campaigning for proper wages for miners and other workers.
âMother Jones was a remarkable woman - she crossed the Atlantic as a young girl and made a huge contribution to her adopted home through her union work after she lost her husband and four children in the Yellow Fever in 1867.