May 10 - Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! On the second Sunday of May, we honor those women who are our mothers. 

  

This is a time-honored tradition of recognizing the women in our lives who raised us, dried our tears, and well, mothered us. Everyone has one or has someone who is like a mother to them.  

  

Whether we shower her with gifts, take her to a fancy dinner or make her a homemade card, what moms want most is to be surrounded by the love of her family. Knowing the people they love are safe, sound, and healthy is a mom’s number one priority. 

  

HOW TO OBSERVE 

  

Remember to put mom first on Mother’s Day and use #MothersDay to share on social media. 

HISTORY 

 Mother’s Day has been celebrated around the world since, well, since motherhood. In the United States, American poet and author Julia Ward Howe inspired the first movement toward a national observance during the Civil War.  

  

Appealing to the public for a “Mother’s Day for Peace” after witnessing the devastation left by war, Howe went on an international crusade.  

While her efforts never gained formal recognition for an official observance, she was acknowledged posthumously in 1988 for her achievements and her efforts for women’s rights. 

  

In 1905, Anna Jarvis successfully introduced the idea for a national holiday recognizing mothers. 

Her mother, American social activist and community organizer during the American Civil War era Ann Marie Reeves, had frequently expressed a desire for the establishment of such a holiday. After her mother's death, Jarvis led the movement for the commemoration. 

Jarvis had followed Howe’s campaign and had pursued her own volunteer efforts during the Civil War. Ann Marie died on May 9, 1905, and her daughter, Anna, missed her mother greatly.  

She started a dedicated letter-writing campaign to declare an official Mother’s Day. Through Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, the first observance occurred on May 10, 1908. 

This day, to honor Anna Jarvis’s mother, grew into a national observance until in 1911 when every state participated. 

Soon it was spreading internationally, and on May 9, 1914, 28th U.S. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Mother’s Day a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May. 

This day, to honor Jarvis’s mother, grew into a national observance until in 1911 when every state participated. Soon it was spreading internationally.  

On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Mother’s Day a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May.

How can you celebrate your mother today? 

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