The International Mother's Day Shrine has been a designated National Historic Landmark since October 5, 1992. ".On May 10, 1908, three years after her mother's death, Jarvis held a memorial ceremony to honor her mother and all mothers at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, today the International Mother's Day Shrine, in Grafton, West Virginia, marking the first official observance of Mother's Day. As a woman who was also defined by her faith, Ann was very active within the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church community." Ann was friends with Julia Ward Howe, who had first advocated in 1870 for the idea of a Mother's Day as a call for mothers throughout the world to work together for peace. ".Ann Reeves Jarvis was a social activist, founder of Mothers’ Day Work Clubs, and a unifying force within her community during the American Civil War. The family moved to Grafton, West Virginia later in her childhood." She was one of thirteen children born to her parents and was the tenth child, seven of her siblings having died prior to her birth. Her birthplace, today known as the Anna Jarvis House, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979. She tried to fight this commercialization in the last years of her life.Īnna Marie Jarvis (May 1, 1864, Webster, West Virginia – November 24, 1948, West Chester, Pennsylvania) was the founder of the Mother's Day holiday in the United States.Īnna Jarvis was born to Granville E. Towards the end of her life, Anna Jarvis came to detest her creation, due to the over commercialization of it by the public.
President Woodrow Wilson signed Mother's Day into law in 1914. She petitioned the United States Congress to create a holiday honoring all Mothers after the death of her own mother. She is considered the "Founder of Mother's Day". FOUNDED MOTHER'S DAY OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMED BY PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON MAY 9, 1914Īmerican Folk Figure.
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