🎉 Happy Mother's Day to all caretakers
“Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world-it’s an act of infinite optimism.” - Gilda Radner
I would like to wish all moms, mommas, mommies, and all those who fill that role a very Happy Mother's Day!
Did you know?
Mother's Day originated as a protest to fight for dignity and rights. According to the National Women's History Alliance1, Mother's Day came about:
In 1858, when Ann Jarvis, a young Appalachian homemaker, organized "Mother's Work Days" to improve the sanitation and avert deaths from disease-bearing insects and seepage of polluted water.
In 1872, when Boston poet, pacifist and women's suffragist Julia Ward Howe established a special day for mothers –and for peace– not long after the bloody Franco-Prussian War.
In 1905, when Ann Jarvis died. Her daughter, Anna, decided to memorialize her mother's lifelong activism, and began a campaign that culminated in 1914 when Congress passed a Mother's Day resolution.
On this special day when we honor Mothers and all those who fill that role, let us continue to honor them with our words and our actions.
For all mothers who deserve equal rights:
For the mothers in Gaza looking for food, water and shelter:
For the mothers looking to take care of their family by not burdening them with an accidental pregnancy:
For the mothers who deserve to live in a community free of gun violence:
Thanks for taking action!
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https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/resources/commemorations/history-of-mothers-day/