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May 13, 2017 · Anna Jarvis founded Mother’s Day to honor her beloved mother, then spent the rest of her life fighting the holiday’s commercial and political exploitation. She died alone in an asylum. Her...
May 10, 2020 · 9 May 2020. By Vibeke Venema,BBC Stories. Getty Images. The woman responsible for the creation of Mother's Day, marked in many countries on the second Sunday in May, would have approved of the...
May 8, 2015 · ARTS & CULTURE. The Tenacious Woman Who Helped Keep Mother’s Day Alive. For Anna Jarvis, a holiday devoted to moms was not sentimental fluff, but a practical exercise in patriotism. Katharine...
May 11, 2023 · Anna Jarvis, founder of the modern version of Mother's Day, fought against the the commercialization of the holiday, working to protect it from "the hordes of money schemers." Photograph by...
May 7, 2015 · Anna Jarvis, who deserves credit for the holiday’s popularity and organized the first official Mother’s Day services on May 10, 1908, in her hometown of Grafton, West Virginia, and in her...
May 10, 2020 · Anna Jarvis: The woman who regretted creating Mother's Day - BBC News. 10 May 2020. Getty Images. By Vibeke Venema. BBC Stories. The woman responsible for the creation of Mother's Day, marked...
May 8, 2016 · May 8, 20165:16 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. 3-Minute Listen. Playlist. The first official Mother's Day services took place in May 1908 in West Virginia, to honor Anna Jarvis' mother....
