Directory > Kids and Teens > People and Society > Holidays and Special Days > Mother's Day > History About Mother's Day: What You Need to Know Facts about the history of the observance, from ancient holidays to the efforts of Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis -- and how the founder of Mother's Day ended up arrested for trying to stop its overcommercialization. http://womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa020506a.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The Origin of Mother's Day in the United States Learn all about the contributions of three ladies -- Julia Ward Howe, Juliet Calhoun Blakeley and Anna Jarvis -- who have given Mother's Day its present status in U.S. http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/mother/history.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Roman Roots and English Customs Learn about the Greeko-Roman roots of Mother's Day celebrations and the English customs originating in the Middle Ages. http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/mother/ancienthist.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Mother's Day: A History A detailed history of Mother's Day in America. From About.com. http://americanhistory.about.com/homework/americanhistory/library/weekly/aa050499.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The Mother of Mothers Day Tells the story of Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis, the mother behind the national observance. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvtaylor/mother.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Mother's Day Explains the origins of how this holiday came about, and how it is celebrated. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/canadian_tourism/34359 Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Biography Features - Mother's Day The story of how Mother's Day began, along with biographical sketches of 100 famous mothers. http://www.biography.com/features/mother/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Mother's Day on the Net - The Story Tells the story behind the holiday. http://www.holidays.net/mother/story.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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