Anna Jarvis and Mother's Day

How We Came To Have This Day For Mom

Imagine a time long, long ago—well, not too long, but over a century ago—when Mother's Day was just a twinkle in someone's eye. Enter Anna Jarvis, a feisty and devoted daughter from West Virginia, who thought, "Hey, moms do a ton of work; why not have a day just for them?" So, in 1908, armed with determination and a whole lot of love for her own mother,…