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 ...

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

After successfully advocating for designation of a national Mother's Day to honor her mom, Anna Jarvis fought its ...

However, it was Jarvis’ daughter, Anna, who would go on to campaign for the adoption of Mother’s Day as a national holiday.

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

The Anna Jarvis Museum is putting on some special events to celebrate Mother’s Day.

Anna Jarvis spearheaded the effort to make Mother's Day a national holiday, she later grew to despise the holiday for being ...

Mother's Day is this weekend, and its roots are likely deeper than you think. Here's how generations of women shaped the U.S. holiday.

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 ...