Mother’s Day: Quick Facts

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The founder of Mother's Day

A young girl gently touches her forehead to her smiling mother's forehead in a close, affectionate moment, captured in a black and white photo.

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Key People

The founder of Mother's Day

Anna Jarvis

American social activist