<P> In 1868 , Ann Jarvis , mother of Anna Jarvis , created a committee to establish a `` Mother 's Friendship Day '' , the purpose of which was `` to reunite families that had been divided during the Civil War . '' Jarvis -- who had previously organized `` Mother 's Day Work Clubs '' to improve sanitation and health for both Union and Confederate encampments undergoing a typhoid outbreak -- wanted to expand this into an annual memorial for mothers , but she died in 1905 before the celebration became popular . Her daughter , who became almost obsessed with her , would continue her mother 's efforts . </P>
<P> In 1868 , Ann Jarvis , mother of Anna Jarvis , created a committee to establish a `` Mother 's Friendship Day '' , the purpose of which was `` to reunite families that had been divided during the Civil War . '' Jarvis -- who had previously organized `` Mother 's Day Work Clubs '' to improve sanitation and health for both Union and Confederate encampments undergoing a typhoid outbreak -- wanted to expand this into an annual memorial for mothers , but she died in 1905 before the celebration became popular . Her daughter , who became almost obsessed with her , would continue her mother 's efforts . </P>
who first suggested a mother 's day holiday in the united states
who first suggested a mother 's day holiday in the united states
Ann Jarvis
Ann Jarvis