Mother's Day for Peace proclamation
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The Mother's Day for Peace proclamation is an 1870 anti-war appeal by Julia Ward Howe calling on women worldwide to unite for peace and oppose the carnage of war.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anti-war appeal
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historical document → political manifesto → |
| advocates |
moral authority of women in public life
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peaceful resolution of conflicts → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mother's Day Proclamation
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| associatedWith |
Mother's Day for Peace
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| author |
Julia Ward Howe
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| callsFor |
international women's congresses for peace
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women to refuse to support war → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| genre |
proclamation
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| hasSubject |
mothers
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war and peace → |
| historicalContext |
Franco-Prussian War period
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post–American Civil War era → |
| ideology |
Christian-influenced pacifism
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| influenced |
early Mother's Day observances in the United States
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| language |
English
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| mainTheme |
opposition to war
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peace → women's activism → |
| movement |
early feminist peace activism
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peace movement → |
| opposes |
militarism
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organized violence between nations → |
| placeOfFirstCirculation |
Boston
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| politicalPosition |
pacifist
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| publicationYear |
1870
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| purpose |
to call women worldwide to unite for peace
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to oppose the carnage of war → |
| relatedTo |
Julia Ward Howe
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Mother's Day → |
| significance |
important text in the history of women's peace movements
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one of the earliest American documents linking Mother's Day with peace → |
| targetAudience |
women worldwide
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| timePeriod |
19th century
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Referenced by (4)
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Mother's Day for Peace proclamation
("Mother's Day Proclamation")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Mother's Day for Peace proclamation
("Mother's Day for Peace")
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associatedWith |
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Julia Ward Howe
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notableIdea |
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Julia Ward Howe
("Mother's Day Proclamation")
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wrote |