Sarah Blizzard

Sarah Blizzard
headshot of a white older woman with grey curly hair and glasses wearing a dark shirt with white spots
Born
Sarah Rebecca Rogers

(1864-10-06)October 6, 1864
Edmond, West Virginia, US
DiedSeptember 28, 1955(1955-09-28) (aged 90)
West Virginia, US
Known forUMWA supporter
SpouseTimothy Blizzard
ChildrenBill 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]

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