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Mother's Day for Peace
Now here's something I didn't know: During the Civil War, a woman named Ann Jarvis mobilized women to help tend to the wounded, and she campaigned for a "Mother's Day for Peace". Julia Ward Howe, author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, was inspired by Jarvis and wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation in 1870, a call for disarmament. They wanted mothers everywhere to raise their voices and speak out against the violence that was killing all their sons.
So maybe this Mother's Day, instead of sending your mom a card, you should tell her to get off her lazy ass and go war protesting! ;) Okay, I'm just kidding. In fact, Ann Jarvis had a daughter, Anna Jarvis. After her own mother's death, Anna Jarvis campaigned for a Mother's Day to celebrate our mothers. She succeeded in making Mother's Day a national holiday in 1914.
Unfortunately, it didn't take long for the holiday to become commercialized, and she quickly became disillusioned. Starting only a few years after its national recognition, Anna Jarvis actually spent the rest of her life campaigning against her creation.
So this Mother's Day, let's try to express our respect for our mothers with more than just a greeting card. And when soldiers die, let's think about the people that the violence hurts the most: their loving mothers.
Comments (2)
I knew about Anna Jarvis starting mother's day, because there was some kind of item on it in my 4th grade Weekly Reader or something similar---what I remember was the thing about white and pink carnations. I had no idea she ended up campaigning against the Florist Industry--somehow they left that part out. ;-)
Father's day can also be a peace day, of course. The historical tradition of mother's advocating for peace more, however, reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut's famous introduction to Slaughtrhouse Five.
Great post TK.
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