A Brief History of Mother’s Day
Posted by Joshua Claybourn on 11 May 2008 | one response
Around the 16th century in Britain, Christians visited their mother church each year. Over time, and through gradual alterations, it was dedicated toward giving thanks to mothers.
What I find particularly interesting is that Julia Ward Howe is widely credited with importing the holiday to the United States. It was intended to unite women against the Civil War. In 1870, Howe penned the Mother’s Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament. The day’s association with peace never quite caught on, but its secularized, feel-good purpose of giving thanks to mothers remained.
One Response to “A Brief History of Mother’s Day”
Hmm… It’s at least possible that if the Civil War had been stopped, the CSA would have remained intact. So does that mean that Mother’s Day has pro-Confederate roots?