Who created the American tradition of Mother’s Day?
Anna Jarvis was the founder of the Mother’s Day holiday in the United States. In 1908, three years after her mother’s death, Jarvis held a memorial ceremony to honor her mother and all mothers at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, marking the first official observance of Mother’s Day. In the ensuing years, Anna Jarvis embarked upon a campaign to make “Mother’s Day” a recognized holiday. After her persistent efforts, Mother’s Day was finally proclaimed a national holiday in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar.
Answer: Anna Jarvis