"A printed card means nothing except that you are too lazy to
write to the woman done more for you than anyone in the world.
And candy! You take a box to Mother — and then eat most of it
yourself. A pretty sentiment." -- Anna Jarvis, promoter of the
establishment of Mother's Day and expert guilt-trip giver
Mothers--we've all got ‘em. We wouldn't be here if it weren't
for Mom! The beginning of Mother's Day in this country began as
a fringe suggestion by Julia Ward Howe, a Unitarian and Women's
Rights Activist, in a Proclamation of Peace in 1870. And the
world thought that she was batty! How right Howe was because
many ancient cultures including the Greek, Romans, and Celtics
commemorated mother and creation with celebrations. Text on
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Reproduction is prohibited. During the turn of the century Anna
Jarvis picked up the fight to celebrate Mothers in the United
States and dedicated her life to writing letters and influencing
people to celebrate their mothers. It