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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anna Jarvis canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
activist
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human ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, Grafton, West Virginia
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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
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Mary Baldwin College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Jarvis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
holiday establishment campaigns
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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
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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
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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
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social reformer ⓘ |
| opposedTo | commercialization of Mother's Day ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Taylor County, West Virginia, United States
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Webster, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Grafton, West Virginia, United States
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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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