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Here’s how Mother’s Day came to be, and how it’s changed over time. Suffragist and writer Julia Ward Howe first suggested the ...
NO recognition or celebration could truly measure up to the countless sacrifices mothers selflessly have made. Their strength ...
But on May 9, 1914, Wilson, acting on a joint congressional resolution, signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. And though he gets some credit for making Mother’s ...
Mother’s Day in the Ozarks is typically warm with temperatures averaging around 74°, but it is also known for being rainy.
Established in 1926 on the site of a former sand and gravel quarry, Baltimore's Mothers' Garden is a tribute to motherhood a century later.
Faith Matters” is a column that features pieces written by local religious figures. Sunday is Mother’s Day. According to ...
"From the Pulpit" is a weekly column of faith, shared by Central Illinois faith leaders. This week: Happy Mother's Day!
In all the years since Woodrow Wilson signed the Mother’s Day Proclamation on May 9, 1914, phone calls to moms have always ...
Every year, Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday of the month of May. This year, Mother’s Day falls on May 11.
Let me be among the first to extend warm wishes to all mothers across the great state as we pause to honor and celebrate ...
MOTHER’S DAY WAS DESIGNATED BY PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON IN 1914 AFTER LOBBYING BY ANNA JARVIS, DAUGHTER OF COMMUNITY ACTIVIST ANN MARIA JARVIS, WHO HAD BELIEVED THAT MOTHERS PLAY A SPECIAL ...