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Discover the fascinating and complex legacy of Anna Jarvis, the American activist who created Mother’s Day — and later waged war against its commercialization.
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Who Was Anna Jarvis?
Ridgewood NJ, Anna Jarvis (1864–1948), born in Webster, West Virginia, is best known as the founder of Mother’s Day in the United States. Her passionate campaign led to the national recognition of the holiday in 1914, but her later years were marked by intense disillusionment as she watched her vision for Mother’s Day become hijacked by commercial interests.
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