Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the Battle Hymn of the Republic, was one of the early advocates for a national Mother's Day holiday, as an antiwar organizing effort. Here's her "Mother's Day Proclamation" from 1870.

Isn't it interesting how we have "commercialized" things like Mother's Day? Thank you for this Enbar.

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Mütter aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
Mothers of the world, unite!