Mother's Day

Origin of Mother's Day

In the United States, Mother's day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. After the American Civil War, social activist Julia Ward Howe wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation in an attempt to end war and push for disarmament. It was originally intended to unite women against war, but she failed in getting formal recognition for a Mother's Day for Peace.

Howe was influenced by Ann Jarvis, who tried to improve overall health during the war by starting Mother's Work Days. She gathered women to clean and sanitize on both sides of the war. When Jarvis died her daughter fought for a memorial day for women. The first instance of Mother's Day was celebrated in West Virginia. Eventually the celebration spread to 45 states. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson announced the first national Mother's Day as a day for everyone to honor the mother's of the sons who had died in the war. Since then Mother's Day has been commercialized and is now the number one day to dine out in the United States.

Mother's day is coming up. Do you know what to get your mom? Some ideas for gifts are homemade cards, a paper heart with a thankful note in it, a mother's day dinner, or a bouquet of flowers. There is also a useful How To for a cheap and thoughtful way to thank your mother for everything she has done for you; A simple coupon book. You can make as many coupons as you want and put a large variety of things on them like "Good for 1 Backrub" or "Good for 1 Car Wash". It's sure to put a smile on your mom's face!

How To Make a Coupon Book