She just wanted to honour her mom
Long before her death, Jarvis’ mom Ann Reeves Jarvis hoped someone would dedicate a day to honour mothers. When she died on May 9, 1905, Jarvis set out to do just that. She began campaigning not only for her mom but for moms everywhere.
It started off with her hometown of Grafton, West Virginia, which takes credit for hosting the first official Mother’s Day celebration three years later at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church. Since then, the church has been dubbed the “International Mother’s Day Shrine.”
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill recognizing Jarvis’ Mother’s Day as a national holiday.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/12/us/mothers-day-anna-jarvis-founder-trnd/index.html
Union Bay Celebrates Moms Day with a community breakfast;
