Mother's Day is this weekend, and its roots are likely deeper than you think. Here's how generations of women shaped the U.S.

England, for example, celebrated Mother's Day back on March 30. And people of Mexican, Salvadoran or Guatemalan descent will ...

Anna Jarvis spearheaded the effort to make Mother's Day a national holiday, she later grew to despise the holiday for being ...

Mexican Mother's Day always falls on May 10, no matter the day of the week. This year, Mexican Mother's Day will be the day ...

Mother’s Day was created by a social activist who later disowned the holiday and died in West Chester fighting against its ...

She argued that American holidays were too biased towards male achievements and began a writing campaign on behalf of the cause. By 1912 an official Mother’s Day was recognized in towns and ...

Father's Day was first recognized in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson, who made Mother's Day an official holiday in 1914.

When I became a mother myself, it never occurred to me to honor the day. Fighting hoards of my fellow New Yorkers for an ...

There are a lot of reasons today could be difficult. Mother's Day can be an opportunity to face hard feelings and support ...

Mother’s Day is May 11. Learn how the holiday began and see local Reno events, brunches and markets to help celebrate the moms in your life.

Sometimes, holidays such as Mother’s Day (and Father’s Day a month from now) have a way of sneaking up on you.