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Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis (September 30, 1832 – May 9, 1905) was a social activist and community organizer during the American Civil War era.
Anna Jarvis (born May 1, 1864, Webster, West Virginia, U.S.—died November 24, 1948, West Chester, Pennsylvania) was an American social activist who is generally recognized as the founder of the legal holiday known as Mother’s Day in the United States and in many other countries.
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Anna Maria Jarvis (May 1, 1864 – November 24, 1948) was the founder of Mother's Day in the United States. Her mother had frequently expressed a desire to establish such a holiday, and after her mother's death, Jarvis led the movement for the commemoration.
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May 13, 2017 · Anna Jarvis started Mother's Day to honor her mother, but later regretted it as the holiday became commercialized and politicized. She died alone, childless and penniless, in a mental asylum.
May 10, 2020 · Anna Jarvis's campaign for a special day to celebrate mothers was one she inherited from her own mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis.
May 8, 2024 · Anna Jarvis created Mother's Day to honor her mother, but later fought against its commercialization and exploitation. She died alone, childless and penniless, in a mental asylum in 1948.
May 8, 2022 · Anna Jarvis (May 1, 1864 – November 24, 1948) was an American activist who founded Mother’s Day to honour her and “all mothers” in 1908.
