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Why The Creator of Mother's Day Got So Mad About Mothers' Day

Ridiculous History

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The Importance of Mother's Day

In 1908, Anna Gentelami creates the first official Mother's Day or her version of Mother's Day at a church in Grafton, West Virginia. It all leads to 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson calls Mother's Day a way to recognize that Tenda Gentelami, the mothers of America. Having children does not inherently make you a good person. Fire doesn't.

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