The founder had a very different idea of the holiday.
Mother's Day is the one day of the year that's fully dedicated to the great moms out there. If you celebrate with your own family, you likely shower your mother with gifts or acts of kindness, and treat her like a queen all day long. This hasn't always been the tradition of mother's day, though.
An Autumn Buncn. After an original work by Francis Edward James . From The Studio Volume 37 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1906]There were a few mother-centric events before Mother's Day became official. The poet and activist Julia Ward Howe planned mother's groups during the Civil War.
Jarvis didn't like what Mother's Day eventually turned into. It was never supposed to be a commercialized celebration. She created the day out of symbolism, and completely denounced fundraising efforts around the holiday—even raising funds for veteran families and mothers in need.Bettmann/Getty
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