Happy Mother's Day to all the Mother's out there! Today I'm wrapping up "Dear Mom, 7 Days of "Thank You."
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Day 7 - A brief History and Happy Mother's Day Mom!
Ever wonder why there is an official "Mother's Day" on the calendar? Here's a brief history courtesy of History.com . (You can read even more by clicking that link). I think the history behind Mother's Day is a good reminder of the strength and power of women and women leaders. It's hard to believe that there was a time when we couldn't own property or vote? Women were the ones who rose up and made these things possible. My mom is certainly a strong lady, and I feel lucky to have her as a role model and mother.
Happy Mother's Day Mom!
MOTHER’S DAY: A Brief History
The roots of the modern American Mother’s Day date back to the 19th century. In the years before the Civil War (1861-65), Ann Reeves Jarvis of West Virginiahelped start “Mothers’ Day Work Clubs” to teach local women how to properly care for their children. These clubs later became a unifying force in a region of the country still divided over the Civil War. In 1868 Jarvis organized “Mothers’ Friendship Day,” at which mothers gathered with former Union and Confederate soldiers to promote reconciliation.
Another precursor to Mother’s Day came from the abolitionist and suffragette Julia Ward Howe. In 1870 Howe wrote the “Mother’s Day Proclamation,” a call to action that asked mothers to unite in promoting world peace. In 1873 Howe campaigned for a “Mother’s Peace Day” to be celebrated every June 2. Other early Mother’s Day pioneers include Juliet Calhoun Blakely, a temperance activist who inspired a local Mother’s Day in Albion, Michigan, in the 1870s. The duo of Mary Towles Sasseen and Frank Hering, meanwhile, both worked to organize a Mothers’ Day in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some have even called Hering “the father of Mothers’ Day.”
Another precursor to Mother’s Day came from the abolitionist and suffragette Julia Ward Howe. In 1870 Howe wrote the “Mother’s Day Proclamation,” a call to action that asked mothers to unite in promoting world peace. In 1873 Howe campaigned for a “Mother’s Peace Day” to be celebrated every June 2. Other early Mother’s Day pioneers include Juliet Calhoun Blakely, a temperance activist who inspired a local Mother’s Day in Albion, Michigan, in the 1870s. The duo of Mary Towles Sasseen and Frank Hering, meanwhile, both worked to organize a Mothers’ Day in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some have even called Hering “the father of Mothers’ Day.”
(courtesy of History.com)
My mom in dresses that she made herself :)
Hope you had a Happy Sunday everyone!
Love You mom! xo,
-Erin
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