| − | '''Ella Reeve Bloor''' (b. July 8, 1862), born '''Ella Reeve''' and also known as '''Mother Bloor''' was radical labor organizer, socialist and [[communist]]. She was married first to Lucien Ware, then Louis Cohen, and finally Andrew Omholt. Bloor was born on Staten Island and grew up in New Jersey. After marrying Lucian Ware when she was nineteen, she was a mother of four by 1892. Her son, [[Harold Ware]], founded the Washington D.C. based [[Ware group]] of United States federal government employees who spied for the Soviet Union in the 1930's and 40's. | + | '''Ella Reeve Bloor''' (b. July 8, 1862), born '''Ella Reeve''' and also known as '''Mother Bloor''' was radical [[labor]] organizer, [[socialist]] and [[communist]]. She was married first to Lucien Ware, then Louis Cohen, and finally Andrew Omholt. Bloor was born on Staten Island and grew up in New Jersey. After marrying Lucian Ware when she was nineteen, she was a mother of four by 1892. Her son, [[Harold Ware]], founded the Washington D.C. based [[Ware group]] of United States federal government employees who spied for the Soviet Union in the 1930's and 40's. |
| − | Bloor became involved in several social movements including the prohibitionist [[Women's Christian Temperance Union]] (WCTU) and women's suffrage and wrote two books, ''Three Little Lovers of Nature'' (1895) and ''Talks About Authors and Their Work'' (1899). | + | Bloor became involved in several social movements including the prohibitionist Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and women's suffrage and wrote two books, ''Three Little Lovers of Nature'' (1895) and ''Talks About Authors and Their Work'' (1899). |
| | In 1897 she joined with [[Eugene V. Debs]] and [[Victor Berger]] to form the [[Social Democratic Party]] (SDP). The following year she moved to the more radical [[Socialist Labor Party]] that was led by Daniel De Leon. However, in 1902 she became a member of the [[Socialist Party of America]] (SPA). | | In 1897 she joined with [[Eugene V. Debs]] and [[Victor Berger]] to form the [[Social Democratic Party]] (SDP). The following year she moved to the more radical [[Socialist Labor Party]] that was led by Daniel De Leon. However, in 1902 she became a member of the [[Socialist Party of America]] (SPA). |