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 reality — so Jarvis honored hers by doing just that. And in 1914, ...

Mother's Day 2025 falls on May 11th, a day to honor mothers' love and sacrifices. Originating with Anna Jarvis, it has ...

With Mother’s Day taking place this Sunday, Executive Director of the Anna Jarvis House in Grafton spoke with us about the ...

Jarvis spent the majority of her personal wealth on legal fees and lawsuits against companies using “Mother‘s Day” in ...

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.

Two years after her mother's death, Anna wanted a day to honor the women who play an instrumental role in their children's ...

Mother's Day is celebrated across the world on the second Sunday of May, a tradition established by Anna Jarvis to honor 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 ...

In all the years since Woodrow Wilson signed the Mother’s Day Proclamation on May 9, 1914, phone calls to moms have always ...

Anna Jarvis spearheaded the effort to make Mother's Day a national holiday, she later grew to despise the holiday for being ...

Suffragist and writer Julia Ward Howe first suggested the idea of Mother’s Day in the United States in 1872. Howe was a ...