The Origins of Mother’s Day in the United States of America

Mother’s Day as we know it in the 21st Century originated in the United States of America. On May 9, 1914, by an act of Congress, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. President Wilson established the day as a time for “public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country.”
A form of Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1870, during the American Civil War, by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the lyrics to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic”). She called for an assembly of women “to bewail and commerate the dead” and to “take counsel with each other as to the means whereby the great human family can live in peace.” (Julia Ward Howe 1870 Mother’s Day Proclamation) Julia Ward Howe organized a number of annual gatherings in Boston beginning in 1872. Mrs Anna Reeves Jarvis likewise was involved in the peace movement and called for a special day in which prayers for mothers and for their children would be offered along with prayers for peace and non-violent solutions for disputes between nations. In 1907 Anna Jarvis, daughter of Anna Reeves Jarvis, took up the torch. Her campaign led directly to President’s Wilson’s establishment of Mother’s Day and gave rise to the tradition of distributing carnations on Mother’s Day. Further information about the origins of Mother’s Day, in a format that can be shared with children during the children’s time at church can be found by clicking on The Story of Mother’s Day.
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