On May 8, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a congressional resolution designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
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Establishment of Mother's Day
Biography of Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis
Anna Jarvis Letter (Ms94-25)
Proclamation by Governor William Glasscock (Mother's
Day)
"Miss Anna Jarvis Dies Today In West Chester, Pa., Sanatorium"
"Private Services Saturday For Miss Anna M. Jarvis"
"Grafton, Northern W. Va. Proud Of Mother's Day Connection"
"Anna Jarvis Dead; Honored Mothers"
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