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niyad

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4. Read the Proclamation, which is anti-war. Jarvis came from a very different perspective. Her

Reply to WVreaper (Reply #3)

Sun May 9, 2021, 01:12 PM

May 2021

mother's social activism, the Mothers Working Day, was about issues like health and sanitation.

Each remarkable for their commitment to peace and justice and social,issues.

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Lest we forget: the original Mothers' Day was an anti-war protest, led by feminists, and social [View all] niyad May 2021 OP

Here you go... Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #1

Thank you so much for this. niyad May 2021 #2

Howe was a Unitarian, abolitionist, women's suffrage and peace activist, preacher and poet Wicked Blue May 2021 #5

Thank you for including this bio of this truly remarkable woman. niyad May 2021 #7

Julia Ward Howe wrote a proclamation that Mother's Day should be recognized. WVreaper May 2021 #3

Read the Proclamation, which is anti-war. Jarvis came from a very different perspective. Her niyad May 2021 #4

Thank you! Kath2 May 2021 #6

You are most welcome. niyad May 2021 #8