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This category lists pages and sites that tell the story behind Mother's Day.

Resources in This Category

• About Mother's Day: What You Need to Know

  http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mothersday/a/early.htm
  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.

• Mother's Day on the Net - The Story

  http://www.holidays.net/mother/story.htm
  Tells the story behind the holiday.

• Roman Roots and English Customs

  http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/mother/ancienthist.htm
  Learn about the Greco-Roman roots of Mother's Day celebrations and the English customs originating in the Middle Ages.

• The Origin of Mother's Day in the United States

  http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/mother/history.htm
  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.

 

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