|
|
Article: THINKING ALOUD MOTHER IS FOREVER
- Article from:
- The Manila Times
- Article date:
- May 9, 2006
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Content Parnership Pty Ltd May 9, 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
THE origin of Mother's Day is attributed to one Julia Ward Howe of New York, an American writer, lecturer and reformer, who was one of the most prominent women of her time. She became interested in the women's movement, and was the first president of the New England Woman Suffrage Association. Her preference for the celebration of Mother's Day was June 2 because it was a day dedicated to peace.
However, when Anna Jarvis, another prominent woman of her time, also got interested in women's movements, she started the campaign for a nationwide observance of Mother's Day, and she suggested that the celebration be held on the second Sunday of May. Then on May 10, 1908, during the first service ...