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Julia Ward Howe

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Noun1.Julia Ward Howe - United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910)Julia Ward Howe - United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910)
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The American tradition of honoring mothers every second Sunday of May has only begun in May 9, 1914 through the efforts of Julia Ward Howe (wrote a Mother''s Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament in 1870), Ann Jarvis (she attempted to improve sanitation through what she called Mothers'' Work Days in 1858), and Anna Jarvis (the daughter of the previously mentioned who also started a movement to impose a memorial day for women in 1907).
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Julia Ward Howe wrote a Mother's Day Proclamation that spoke to peace on earth and goodwill towards all.
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