You can go back to the 1800s and catch a glimpse of Anna Jarvis’s life anytime the museum is open for a price of five dollars ...

Jarvis set out to establish Mother’s Day after the death of her own mother, whose dream it was to see such a holiday become a ...

Mother’s Day has been observed for more than 100 years as a celebration of moms across the U.S. and even overseas. It was ...

With Mother’s Day taking place this Sunday, Executive Director of the Anna Jarvis House in Grafton spoke with us about the ...

Jarvis spent the majority of her personal wealth on legal fees and lawsuits against companies using “Mother‘s Day” in ...

The real history of Mother's Day is fraught with resentment and tragedy as its founder, Anna Jarvis, would eventually come to campaign against the holiday for the rest of her life. ArtBackground ...

Good intentions don’t guarantee desirable outcomes. For example, in 1910, three years following her mother’s death, Anna Jarvis began the observance of Mother’s Day in Grafton, WV. Jarvis planned a ...

The American version of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908, but it didn’t become an official U.S. holiday until 1914. This year, Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, May 11 ...

Mother's Day, a holiday established by Anna Jarvis to honor her mother, became a national observance in 1914. Celebrated on the second Sunday in May, it honors mothers, grandmothers, and nurturing ...

This weekend, millions of Americans will be sending out cards, chocolates and flowers for Mother’s Day. But the holiday as we ...