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Who founded Mother's Day as an American holiday, choosing white carnations as its symbol?

Answer

Anna Jarvis

Anna Jarvis established Mother's Day to honor her mother Ann Jarvis and successfully advocated for its official recognition on the second Sunday in May in 1914.

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Anna Jarvis later regretted the holiday's commercialization, fighting to have it abolished as greeting card companies turned it into a profit machine.

Other options people guess

  • Emily Dickinson
  • Margaret Sanger
  • Jane Addams

Topics

  • Mother's Day
  • holidays
  • women
  • American culture

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