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Mother’s Day ain’t what it used to be. The family of Anna Jarvis, the holiday’s founder, are following in their ancestor’s ...
Jarvis spent the majority of her personal wealth on legal fees and lawsuits against companies using “Mother‘s Day” in ...
With Mother’s Day taking place this Sunday, Executive Director of the Anna Jarvis House in Grafton spoke with us about the ...
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.
Two years after her mother's death, Anna wanted a day to honor the women who play an instrumental role in their children's ...
Anna Jarvis spearheaded the effort to make Mother's Day a national holiday, she later grew to despise the holiday for being ...
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 ...
Let me be among the first to extend warm wishes to all mothers across the great state as we pause to honor and celebrate ...
Mother's Day, which arrives in May in the U.S., is celebrated around the globe in different ways and at different times of ...
Mother's Day, celebrated on the second Sunday of May, honors mothers and maternal figures for their love and sacrifices.