Few people had as complicated a relationship with Mother’s Day as Anna Jarvis did with the holiday. Despite her tireless campaign to get the holiday recognized by the United States government, Jarvis ...

White carnations were the favorite flower of Anna Reeves Jarvis, who inspired Mother's Day. Mother's Day may seem like a fairly innocuous holiday for most people, but not for its creator, Anna Jarvis.

Philadelphia is known as the City of Brotherly Love, but it could also be called the City of Motherly Love. That is because Mother's Day was founded by Philadelphian Anna Jarvis in 1908. "First ...

Championed by Anna Jarvis, the holiday has a surprising history. — -- Ironically, the founder of Mother’s Day was not a mother herself. Anna Jarvis created the holiday to honor her late mother, ...

There’s a reason why “mother” is singular in Mother’s Day. Founder Anna Jarvis wanted it to be a simple and personal event to celebrate “the best mother who ever lived: yours.” But as the holiday ...

Mother's Day means big business for retailers. This year is no different -- shoppers will spend an average of $196 per mom. If you hate all of the commercialization behind the day that celebrates moms ...

GRAFTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Anna Jarvis Museum is putting on some special events to celebrate Mother’s Day. Anna Jarvis was the founder of Mother’s Day and a native to Taylor County. Her birthplace is ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The majority of Americans are celebrating Mother's Day with their mom(s) this weekend. That said, few of us know how the national day to celebrate mom started and the woman credited ...

Mother's Day founder Anna Jarvis worked tirelessly on behalf of the holiday she founded — and then, later, against it. Few people had as complicated a relationship with Mother’s Day as Anna Jarvis did ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post While dining at a Philadelphia tearoom owned by her friend John Wanamaker, Anna Jarvis ordered a salad – then ...

Mother’s Day means big business for retailers. This year is no different – shoppers will spend an average of $196 per mom. If you hate all of the commercialization behind the day that celebrates moms, ...