Julia Ward Howe
can be given credit for Mother’s Day even though Anne Jarvis was responsible
for the organization of the holiday. It was Julia’s writing that began the
tradition. In 1872, she was the editor at Woman’s Journal where she penned the
Mother’s Day Proclamation that laid the groundwork for the holiday that Anne
Jarvis was inspired to launch.
Julia also was the author behind the pen on The Battle Hymn of the Republic after an inspirational meeting with Abraham Lincoln. She went on to be a co-founder in the New England Woman Suffrage Association and was a vehement advocator of the education of women.
In 1908, she died at the age of 88. She was the mother of
six children.
While shopping for your Mother's Day gifts, don't forget handmade gift ideas for Mom. Here are some great gift ideas for your Mom.
Blue Heart Earrings, Flowers Crystals Lightweight Handmade Jewelry
Yellow And Green Splatter Painted Multicolor Earrings
Let Love Grow Sticker Labels – Wedding Baby Shower Succulent Thank You Favor Party – Set of 30
Cherries Jubilee Lampwork Pendant Necklace Galaxy Globe Sphere
Tree of Life Sun Spiral Necklace, Rose Quartz Rustic Handmade Jewelry
3 Bougainvilleas Variety Assortment 5 x 7 note card
Knitted Scarf Worsted Variegated Jewel Tones
Pink Rose Bangle Bracelets for Women Handmade
Thank you, Julie for including my yellow and green earrings for the first week of the Mother's Day Countdown midweek post. Enjoyed reading all about these two women who were inspired to start Mother's Day. They made it possible for women today to work hard to achieve their dreams. I have shared each of these gifts on Pinterest in various boards and will share the blog to my FB page soon.
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https://www.pinterest.com/thesingingbeader/mothers-day-gifts/
The Singing Beader page:
https://www.facebook.com/The-Singing-Beader-103268458871927
Fascinating piece about Julia Howe. I knew about the Mother's Day connection but never made the leap to realize it was also her that wrote Battle Hymn of the Republic. She looks like a person you did NOT want to cross - LOL! Many thanks for the mid-week post. So many beautiful items for Mom! The Moose and I thank you for sharing mt Tree of Life necklace. Moose also sends Not-So-Hairy Harry Wednesday treats.
ReplyDeleteThank you Julie for including my Knitted Scarf among your lovely choices of Mother's Day Gifts.
ReplyDeleteAgain, you provided us with interesting information with a bit of Mother's Day History. I would have loved to have met Julia Howe, she sound like she was a go-getter of her time!
Really beautiful gift ideas. All have been pinned, tweeted and hash-tagged with #bmecountdown. Happy sales!
ReplyDeleteThank you Julie For including my earrings on your wonderful blog. I have tweeted and pinned all.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for including my lampwork necklace in your beautiful collection. Pinned and tweeted them all.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for including my Succulent Stickers. Off to share :-)
ReplyDeleteNice subject for the midweek posts! Enjoyed reading about Julia Ward Howe, and seeing all the lovely handmade accompaniments! Treats to Prince Harry Pup! Off to tweet!
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