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Here’s how Mother’s Day came to be, and how it’s changed over time. Suffragist and writer Julia Ward Howe first suggested the ...
Mother's Day is this weekend, and its roots are likely deeper than you think. Here's how generations of women shaped the U.S.
Jarvis spent the majority of her personal wealth on legal fees and lawsuits against companies using “Mother‘s Day” in ...
Jarvis set out to establish Mother’s Day after the death of her own mother, whose dream it was to see such a holiday become a reality — so Jarvis honored hers by doing just that. And in 1914, ...
Anna Jarvis spearheaded the effort to make Mother's Day a national holiday, she later grew to despise the holiday for being ...
With Mother’s Day taking place this Sunday, Executive Director of the Anna Jarvis House in Grafton spoke with us about the ...
Good intentions don’t guarantee desirable outcomes. For example, in 1910, three years following her mother’s death, Anna Jarvis began the observance of Mother’s Day in Grafton, WV. Jarvis planned a ...
Say It With Flowers!” No wonder it’s one of the most successful advertising slogans ever. It works for nearly any occasion ...
Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday, May 11, and it's the perfect time to treat that important lady in your life to brunch.
1908 in West Virginia and Pennsylvania The so-called “mother” of Mother’s Day is Anna Jarvis, a copywriter from West Virginia ...
Let me be among the first to extend warm wishes to all mothers across the great state as we pause to honor and celebrate ...
Two years after her mother's death, Anna wanted a day to honor the women who play an instrumental role in their children's ...