[Dale Fetherling’s] “tribute to the indomitable old Irish biddy, who never weighed more than 100 pounds, is thoroughly documented, eloquent and moving.”—Jack Conroy, ChicagoSun-Times
“This book tells all that can be found out about the old woman whom hundreds of thousands of miners called mother and a district attorney called ‘the most dangerous woman in America.’”—Fred Thompson, Industrial Worker
“Dale Fetherling… has written a scholarly portrait which is also a labor of love,… In this first attempt ever to ‘distill her legacy,’ he concludes that ‘she may have been the most spectacular woman the country has produced, and she was certainly the most loved and dramatic female in the nation’s labor movement.’”—History
“A human portrait in historical perspective emerges from these pages, as fine a story as anyone who lived an active life for a century could claim, and it is highly recommended to all readers of biography, labor history, and Illinois history.”—John H. Keister, Pennsylvania History.