Julia Ward Howe's 1870 Mothers' Day Proclamation

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Acts of heroism by women around the globe are part of the true history of Mother's Day. Mother's Day came from a call to mothers everywhere to stand up against the suffering of war... an appeal made by Julia Ward Howe in 1870. In 1914, US Pres Woodrow Wilson signed this day into official US remembrance to honor all mothers everywhere. Mother's day is global, celebrated today in many nations.
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I'm thoroughly disgusted with the way my fellow men continue slaughtering in the name of their petty little religions, flags, oil, creeds and ...
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