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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 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 ...
After successfully advocating for designation of a national Mother's Day to honor her mom, Anna Jarvis fought its ...
Mother’s Day has been observed for more than 100 years as a celebration of moms across the U.S. and even overseas. It was ...
Writing a column about our nation’s worrisome problem of low and declining birthrates on Mother’s Day is a bit ironic.
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 ...
Mother's Day, a holiday established by Anna Jarvis to honor her mother, became a national observance in 1914. Celebrated on the second Sunday in May, it honors mothers, grandmothers, and nurturing ...