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You can go back to the 1800s and catch a glimpse of Anna Jarvis’s life anytime the museum is open for a price of five dollars ...
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 ...
With Mother’s Day taking place this Sunday, Executive Director of the Anna Jarvis House in Grafton spoke with us about 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.
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 ...
When I became a mother myself, it never occurred to me to honor the day. Fighting hoards of my fellow New Yorkers for an ...
Before it became a festival of flowers, cards, and brunches, Mother’s Day was born from a daughter’s grief and a mother’s ...
Suffragist and writer Julia Ward Howe first suggested the idea of Mother’s Day in the United States in 1872. Howe was a ...
Mother’s Day. It’s that wonderful time of year when people spend time showing moms love and appreciation in all forms. The celebration honoring mothers and ...
Say It With Flowers!” No wonder it’s one of the most successful advertising slogans ever. It works for nearly any occasion ...