Jarvis set out to establish Mother’s Day after the death of her own mother, whose dream it was to see such a holiday become a ...

After successfully advocating for designation of a national Mother's Day to honor her mom, Anna Jarvis fought its ...

Mother’s Day has been observed for more than 100 years as a celebration of moms across the U.S. and even overseas. It was ...

Anna Jarvis was born in 1864 in West Virginia. She was one of her mother's more than 12 children -- though most died from ...

Jarvis spent the majority of her personal wealth on legal fees and lawsuits against companies using “Mother‘s Day” in ...

Mother's Day is about expressing how much you appreciate everything your mom does, and what better way to do that than with a ...

Mother's Day is this weekend, and its roots are likely deeper than you think. Here's how generations of women shaped the U.S.

With Mother’s Day taking place this Sunday, Executive Director of the Anna Jarvis House in Grafton spoke with us about the ...

The Anna Jarvis Birthplace Museum’s beloved Music in the Park series is returning to Grafton next Saturday, May 17, bringing ...

Anna Jarvis spearheaded the effort to make Mother's Day a national holiday, she later grew to despise the holiday for being ...

Suffragist and writer Julia Ward Howe first suggested the idea of Mother’s Day in the United States in 1872. Howe was a ...

However, it was Jarvis’ daughter, Anna, who would go on to campaign for the adoption of Mother’s Day as a national holiday. Although the younger Jarvis’ vision stood in stark contrast with ...