Mother's Day for Peace proclamation

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anti-war appeal historical document political manifesto

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mother's Day Proclamation	2
Mother's Day for Peace	1
Mother's Day for Peace proclamation canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T438758 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mother's Day for Peace proclamation
Context triple: [Julia Ward Howe, notableIdea, Mother's Day for Peace proclamation]

A. Direct Action Day
Direct Action Day was a 1946 political protest in British India called by the Muslim League that led to widespread communal riots in Calcutta, significantly intensifying tensions that preceded the Partition of India.
B. Day of Reconciliation
The Day of Reconciliation is a South African public holiday observed on 16 December to promote national unity and healing in the post-apartheid era.
C. National Sovereignty and Children’s Day
National Sovereignty and Children’s Day is a Turkish national holiday celebrated on April 23 that commemorates the foundation of the Turkish parliament while honoring and emphasizing the importance of children.
D. Pacem in terris
Pacem in terris is a 1963 encyclical by Pope John XXIII that outlines a vision of global peace grounded in human rights, social justice, and the moral responsibilities of individuals and states.
E. National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims
National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims is an official day of remembrance in China dedicated to honoring those killed in the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and reflecting on the atrocities of war.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mother's Day for Peace proclamation
Target entity description: 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.

A. Direct Action Day
Direct Action Day was a 1946 political protest in British India called by the Muslim League that led to widespread communal riots in Calcutta, significantly intensifying tensions that preceded the Partition of India.
B. Day of Reconciliation
The Day of Reconciliation is a South African public holiday observed on 16 December to promote national unity and healing in the post-apartheid era.
C. National Sovereignty and Children’s Day
National Sovereignty and Children’s Day is a Turkish national holiday celebrated on April 23 that commemorates the foundation of the Turkish parliament while honoring and emphasizing the importance of children.
D. Pacem in terris
Pacem in terris is a 1963 encyclical by Pope John XXIII that outlines a vision of global peace grounded in human rights, social justice, and the moral responsibilities of individuals and states.
E. National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims
National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims is an official day of remembrance in China dedicated to honoring those killed in the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and reflecting on the atrocities of war.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (37)

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

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Julia Ward Howe → notableIdea → Mother's Day for Peace proclamation ⓘ

Julia Ward Howe → wrote → Mother's Day for Peace proclamation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mother's Day Proclamation

Mother's Day for Peace proclamation → associatedWith → Mother's Day for Peace proclamation self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mother's Day for Peace

Mother's Day for Peace proclamation → alsoKnownAs → Mother's Day for Peace proclamation ⓘ