1832
Ann Jarvis, American activist, co-founded Mother's Day (died 1905)
Ann Jarvis, American activist, co-founded Mother's Day (died 1905)
Ann Jarvis, American activist, co-founded Mother's Day (died 1905)
Ann Jarvis
American activist (1832–1905)
- Born
- 1832
Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis was a social activist and community organizer during the American Civil War era. She is recognized as the mother who inspired Mother's Day and as a founder of Mother's Day movements, and her daughter, Anna Marie Jarvis (1864–1948), is recognized as the founder of the Mother's Day holiday in the United States.