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Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910

Julia Ward Howe: The Woman Behind Mother's Day view detail comment email this

Video and transcript about Julia Ward Howe, "the author of the 'Battle Hymn of the Republic,' [who] began advocating for a mother's day for peace in 1870." Features an interview with an author of a Howe biography, and Julia Ward Howe's 1870 Mother's Day proclamation. From Democracy Now!, a daily radio and TV news program.
http://www.democracynow.org/2005/5/6/julia_ward_howe_the_woman_behind
Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Notable People: Women

Last updated Aug 28, 2008





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