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The Dark Money Behind Mother's Day

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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Annamarie Jarvis: A Mother's Story

Marie Jarvis was one of 13 children, but only three of her siblings survived to adulthood. Their mother was Ann Reeves Jarvis, born in Virginia in 1832. Marie Jarvis: I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a Memorial Mother's Day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders to humanity in every field of life. She is entitled to it.

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