Who can argue with the notion that Mom is the original Queen of Hearts?
The idea of Mother’s Day has interesting roots:
The origins of Mother’s Day are attributed to different people. Many believe that two women, Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis were important in establishing the tradition of Mother’s Day in the United States.
Other sources say that Juliet Calhoun Blakely initiated Mother’s Day in Albion, Michigan, in the late 1800s. Her sons paid tribute to her each year and urged others to honor their mothers.
Around 1870, Julia Ward Howe called for Mother’s Day to be celebrated each year to encourage pacifism and disarmamentamongst women. It continued to be held in Boston for about ten years under her sponsorship, but died out after that.
In 1907, Anna Jarvis held a private Mother’s Day celebration in memory of her mother, Ann Jarvis, in Grafton, West Virginia. Ann Jarvis had organized “Mother’s Day Work Clubs” to improve health and cleanliness in the area where she lived. Anna Jarvis launched a quest for Mother’s Day to be more widely recognized. Her campaign was later financially supported by John Wanamaker, a clothing merchant from Philadelphia.
Rather than to accept that Mother’s Day is some sort of quasi-socialist holiday (similar to how May Day has been usurped), I much prefer to believe that Mother’s Day is intended to honor all women who are mothers or who play a similar role in nurturing and guiding children.
However the day came about …
Happy Mother’s Day to all!
https://wtpotus.wordpress.com/2015/05/10/happy-mothers-day-2015/
Happy Mother’s Day, Laura… and to ALL The Trenches moms out there! 🙂
And did all you guys remember to call your Moms? She wants to hear your voice.
Happy Mother’s Day.