Wrong:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day_(United_States)#First_attempts_to_establish_a_holiday …
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Replying to @HeerJeet
It evolved to do that. But it did not start off as that.
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Replying to @mchastain81
Nope. Try the Encyclopedia of Motherhood:https://books.google.ca/books?id=Pcxqzal4bEYC&pg=PA973&dq=antiwar+origins+of+mothers+day&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQgpyygPDTAhUELsAKHc_UBKQQ6AEIIzAA#v=onepage&q=antiwar%20origins%20of%20mothers%20day&f=false …
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Replying to @HeerJeet
And what you just sent me to said exactly what I sent you about History Channel. Thanks for proving me right.
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Replying to @mchastain81
No, it's not what you are saying, it's the opposite.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
AGAIN. It started in 1908 as a way to honor mothers and then evolved.
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Replying to @mchastain81
It's origins were in a 19th century feminism that was also profoundly anti-war. 1908 was culmination of long campaign.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
In other words it started in 1908 as a way to honor mothers and evolved during the Civil War when mothers lost children.
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Replying to @mchastain81
You do know that the Civil War happened long before 1908?
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Replying to @HeerJeet
See how easy it is for me to admit that I messed up? It's not hard to do.
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I'm sorry I wasted my time arguing with someone who doesn't know anything. Goodbye.
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