A. Jarvis was the name of two women, mother and daughter.

Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis (September 30, 1832 - May 9, 1905) was born in Culpeper, Virginia. Jarvis worked around what is now West Virginia to promote worker health and safety concerns. During the American Civil War she organized women to tend to the needs of the wounded of both sides. After the war she became active in the promotion of Mother's Day, a holiday at that time involved with the causes of pacifism and social activism. She organized meetings of mothers of soldiers of both sides of the late war. September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Culpeper is a town in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... A celebratory Mothers Day cookie cake. ... Pacifism is the opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes. ...

Her daughter Anna Marie Jarvis (May 1, 1864 - November 24, 1948) was born in Webster, Taylor County, West Virginia. Her family moved to Grafton, West Virginia in her childhood. Two years after her mother's death she held a memorial to her mother on May 12, 1907, and then went on a quest to make Mother's Day a recognized holiday. She succeeded in making this nationally recognized in 1914. The International Mother's Day Shrine still stands today in Grafton as a symbol of her accomplishments. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Webster is a village in Taylor County, West Virginia, located 4 miles south of Grafton, West Virginia at 39°1748N, 80°244W; elevation is 1,019 feet above sea level. ... Taylor County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Grafton is a city located in Taylor County, West Virginia. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

By the 1920s, Anna Marie Jarvis had become soured on the commercialization of the holiday. She incorporated herself as the Mother’s Day International Association, claimed copyright on the second Sunday of May, and was once arrested for disturbing the peace. She and her sister Ellsinore spent their family inheritance campaigning against the holiday. Both died in poverty. Jarvis, says her New York Times obituary, became embittered because too many people sent their mothers a printed greeting card. As she said, "A printed card means nothing except that you are too lazy to write to the woman who has done more for you than anyone in the world. And candy! You take a box to Mother--and then eat most of it yourself. A pretty sentiment!" The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Obituary for World War I death An obituary is a notice of the death of a person, usually published in a newspaper, written or commissioned by the newspaper, and usually including a short biography. ... Greeting cards on display at retail. ...

• Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis died in Philadelphia, appreciated as the mother of Mothers Days.
• Anna Marie Jarvis died in West Chester, Pennsylvania, recognized as the founder of the Mother's Day holiday in the United States of America.

Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... Town center of West Chester. ... Bold text This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ...

See also

• Mother's Day
• Mother's Day (United States)

A celebratory Mothers Day cookie cake. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mothers Day. ...

External links

• Ann Jarvis - Mother Of Mother's Day
• Anna Jarvis - Founder Of Mother's Day
• Anna Marie Jarvis at Find-A-Grave
• International Mother's Day Shrine