Tag: mothering

Mother’s Day is fast approaching. Actually, it’s this weekend here in the United States. Let me give you a brief history of Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day started in the 1800s with an Appalachian women’s event organizer named Ann Reeves Jarvis. She was concerned about sanitary conditions and especially contaminated milk; therefore, Jarvis created something called “Mother’s Day Work Clubs“ to teach other moms how to care for their children and keep them healthy. After the Civil War, Ann created an event called “Mother’s Friendship Day Picnics.” The goal of those picnics was to unite those who were still identifying as Read More