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A Worthy Sentiment

Why we started celebrating Mother's Day, and why we still do.

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JD Breen
May 11, 2025
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Atlanta, GA

May 11, 2025

If we say anything is Woodrow Wilson’s fault, we are almost certain to be right. It’s a useful heuristic, if not a guaranteed one.

In 1914, Wilson signed a proclamation setting aside the second Sunday in May for Americans to remember their mothers. The idea came from Anna Jarvis, a Methodist “social activist” of a type all-too comm…

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