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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Mother's Day is just days away and the May holiday is a time to commemorate the women in our lives who are mothers in one form or another, and to remember those who have been lost along the way.

My mom died shortly after Mother's Day four years ago. Since, I've struggled with how many emails I get about the day, and ...

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

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

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.