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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Broward chapter.

Here are the origins of Mother’s Day:

  • Mother’s Day is a holiday to celebrate moms. It is a yearly occassion to honor their love, commitment to their families, as well as to recognize the importance of the mother’s role in society.

 

  • Anna Jarvis began campaigning for a national recognition of the holiday in 1905, when her mother died. Her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, was a peace activist and public health advocate during her lifetime.

 

  • In 1908, the first Mother’s Day celebration began when Ann Jarvis honored her mother with a memorial service at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia.

 

  • After 9 years of petitioning Congress to make it a national holiday, and it was signed in 1914 that Mother’s Day would be celebrated on the second Sunday of the monthof May annually.

 

  • Carnations are the flower typically associated with Mother’s Day.

 

  • Today, children give small gifts and cards to their mothers, usually hand-made, while husbands, teachers, friends, and family send well-wishes or give small tokens of appreciation to the women in their lives who are mothers.

 

  • Often times, mothers are pampered in some way on their special day.
I'm Miss. Congeniality of Broward College North Campus, Events Coordinator of the Psychology Club at Broward College North Campus, new president of Her Campus Broward, I work for Student Services at Broward College North Campus, and I just like to get involved in many great activities that benefit my personal growth.
Student at Broward College for the past five years, first enrolled on Davie's Central Campus learning Physical Therapy for two years than, transferring to Coconut Creeks North campus for the last three years, now majoring in Early Childhood / Developmental Education. Spent first year with Her campus Broward as Outreach Director, former president of self-entitled campus friendship club, Sammy's Buddy Brigade, member of the Campus Science Club, and a Broward County local student Ambassador with Best Buddies International. Winner of the Sammy's award for most charity work within the community, and now Vice President of Her Campus Broward. I hope to soon be working at Junior Achievement with the elementary and middle school children, in order to have a well rounded experience! The hope is to one day work with and teach children who have special needs such as myself! Biggest belief and philosophy of life is that, no matter what anyone says you can't accomplish in life, I am living proof that anything is possible! Having ADHD, high functioning Autism, and medical conditions such as Scoliosis, helps me to understand special needs children on a level that very few people can! It is this very knowledge that led me to choose Teaching as my chosen profession. Now at age 42, and more than 55% on the way to getting an Associate of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education, I hope to become an Assistant Teacher within the next year or so. We hope that this true life story will inspire others to never give up either, no matter what anybody says, or tells you, that you can't do, the only one who can truly hold you back is "YOU".