Sarah Blizzard | |
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Born | Sarah Rebecca Rogers October 6, 1864 |
Died | September 28, 1955 West Virginia, US | (aged 90)
Known for | UMWA supporter |
Spouse | Timothy Blizzard |
Children | Bill Blizzard |
Sarah Rebecca Blizzard (née Rogers; October 6, 1864 – September 28, 1955) was an American labor activist involved with the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). She was the mother of UMWA officer Bill Blizzard, and was known to the coal miners as "Mother" or "Ma" Blizzard. UMWA President Cecil Roberts is her great-grandson.[1]