Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. How did the idea of a day to honor mothers become such a focus of Anna Jarvis’ life?

Perhaps it’s appropriate that the day on which Americans celebrate mothers has an odd set of parents: President Woodrow Wilson is usually seen as the “father” of Mother’s Day — for signing a ...

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, which means you’re probably scrambling to buy your mom a gift as a small token of your appreciation for all she’s done for you. Held annually on the second ...