Anna Jarvis

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Anna Jarvis was an American activist credited with founding the modern observance of Mother's Day in the early 20th century.

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instanceOf activist
human
social reformer
associatedWith Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, Grafton, West Virginia NERFINISHED
Mother's Day International Association NERFINISHED
burialPlace West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfFame successful lobbying for a national Mother's Day in the United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
date 1908-05-10
dateOfBirth 1864-05-01
dateOfDeath 1948-11-24
educatedAt Augusta Female Seminary NERFINISHED
Mary Baldwin College NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
familyName Jarvis NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork holiday establishment campaigns
social activism
givenName Anna NERFINISHED
hasCause promotion of a day to honor mothers
hasNoChildren true
heritage American
honoredIn Mother's Day observances in the United States
influencedBy Ann Reeves Jarvis's work with mothers' clubs
knownFor campaigning to establish Mother's Day as an official holiday in the United States
founding the modern observance of Mother's Day
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
mother Ann Reeves Jarvis NERFINISHED
movement Mother's Day movement NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
neverMarried true
notableEvent campaign to persuade U.S. Congress to recognize Mother's Day
efforts leading to President Woodrow Wilson's 1914 proclamation of Mother's Day
notableIdea Mother's Day as a personal, non-commercial expression of love and gratitude to mothers
notableWork first official Mother's Day service at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia
occupation activist
social reformer
opposedTo commercialization of Mother's Day
placeOfBirth Taylor County, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
Webster, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
religion Methodism
residence Grafton, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
sibling Claude Jarvis NERFINISHED
workLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED

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