Here’s how Mother’s Day came to be, and how it’s changed over time. Suffragist and writer Julia Ward Howe first suggested the ...

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.

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

Mother's Day, a holiday established by Anna Jarvis to honor her mother, became a national observance in 1914. Celebrated on ...

Mother's Day, celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May, honors the pivotal role of mothers. The tradition began in ...

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 reality — so Jarvis honored hers by doing just that. And in 1914, ...

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

Mother's Day falls on May 11. It’s a dedicated occasion to appreciate mothers, whose efforts often go unnoticed. But how did this tradition begin, and why is it observed on the second Sunday of May?

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

On Mother’s Day Sunday, families will gather across the nation to pay homage to those who have served, literally or ...

Good intentions don’t guarantee desirable outcomes. For example, in 1910, three years following her mother’s death, Anna Jarvis began the observance of Mother’s Day in Grafton, WV. Jarvis planned a ...

Let me be among the first to extend warm wishes to all mothers across the great state as we pause to honor and celebrate ...