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The founder of Mother’s Day mostly cared about her own mother
Mother Jones· 7 hours agoAnna Jarvis, who launched the Mother’s Day movement in 1908 in honor of her own remarkable mother,...
How the founder of Mother's Day died alone, childless and penniless, in an insane asylum
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoAnna Jarvis founded Mother’s Day to honor her beloved mother, then spent the rest of her life...
PASTOR'S PEN: The good enough mother
Goshen News· 13 hours agoA happy, blessed and wonderful Mother’s Day to all you mothers today! About 150 years ago Anna Jarvis organized a day to raise awareness of the poor...
All mothers are not the same - The Morning Sun
The Morning Sun· 12 hours agoModern Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother and began a campaign to make Mother's Day a recognized...
Ask Sam: How did Mother's Day come to be?
Winston-Salem Journal· 7 hours agoMother’s Day is Sunday, so we’re running this answer a day early, so you still have time to get Mom a gift.
She invented Mother’s Day — then waged a lifelong campaign against it
Washington Post· 6 hours agoWhile dining at a Philadelphia tearoom owned by her friend John Wanamaker, Anna Jarvis ordered a...
On this day in history, May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issues proclamation creating Mother's...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOn May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed that mothers should be honored with flags flying...
Special Edition Mothers Day History
Winston-Salem Journal· 2 days agoAnna Jarvis, who conceived the idea of a special tribute to mothers, is shown in this 1928 file photo. Jarvis began a crusade for a national holiday to...
The complexity of Mother's Day: Celebrations both sweet, bittersweet | Candace McKibben
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoWays of honoring mothers In the modern era, the day that we have come to call Mother’s Day in the US...
Archbishop To Bless Mothers at Cathedral Mother's Day Mass - MyNewsLA.com
My News LA· 3 hours agoMother’s Day in Los Angeles County Sunday will include mothers being presented with carnations...
