Mother’sdayhistory•In1907,AnnaM
Jarvis(1864-1948),aphiladephia•schoolteacher,beganamovementtosetupanational•Mother'sDayinhonorofhermother,AnnMariaReeves•Jarvis
Shesolicitedthehelpofhundredsoflegislators•andprominentbusinessmentocreateaspecialdayto•honormothers
ThefirstMother'sDayobservancewasa•churchservicehonoringAnna'smother
Annahanded•outhermother'sfavoriteflowers,thewhiteincarnations,•ontheoccasionastheyrepresentsweetness,purity,and•patience
Anna'shardworkfinallypaidoffintheyear•1914,whenPresidentWoodrowWilsonproclaimedthe•secondSundayinMayasanationalholidayinhonorof•mothers
•SlowlyandgraduallytheMother'sday•becameverypopularandgiftgivingactivity•increased
Allthiscommercializationofthe•Mother'sdayinfuriatedAnnaasshe•believedthattheday'ssentimentwasbeing•sacrificedattheexpenseofgreedand