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The "Appeal to womanhood throughout the world" [1] (later known as "Mothers' Day Proclamation") by Julia Ward Howe was an appeal for women to unite for peace in the world. . Written in 1870, Howe's "Appeal to womanhood" was a pacifist reaction to the carnage of the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian
Julia Ward Howe (/ h aʊ / HOW; [1] May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was an American author and poet, known for writing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" as new lyrics to an existing song, and the original 1870 pacifist Mothers' Day Proclamation.
She was given a seat on the platform where she heard speeches voicing a determination to replace the NWSA. She rose to speak immediately after Lucy Stone's speech, offering to cooperate with the AWSA and saying the movement was more important than any one organization. [15] The split, however, continued for many years.
While both mother and daughter were instrumental in the creation of the holiday, other supporters included abolitionist and suffragette Julia Ward Howe, temperance activist Juliet Calhoun Blakely ...
Mother's Day in the Netherlands in 1925 Northern Pacific Railway postcard for Mother's Day 1916. Mother's Day gift in 2007 Mother and daughter and Mother's Day card. In most countries, Mother's Day is an observance derived from the holiday as it has evolved in the United States, promoted by companies who saw benefit in making it popular. [9]
Oscar-winning actor and Georgia native Julia Roberts spoke openly in her home state to urge people to vote. Julia Roberts Stands Up for Abortion Rights With an Impassioned Speech at a Kamala ...
Angelina Jolie honored her late mother, Marcheline Bertrand, as she accepted the the Gotham Awards’ Performer Tribute in New York City on Monday, Dec. 2
Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910) – American writer, social activist, peace advocate, author of the Mother's Day Proclamation; Helmuth Hübener (1925–1942) – executed at the age of 17 in Nazi Germany for distributing anti-war leaflets