> Howe was very interested by.. the 1870s in the Women’s Movement.. in the Franco-Prussian War.. she looked at this war and she began asking herself.. why is it that nations do this to one another.. what might be possible for women to do on behalf of humanity. And women in this day and age were supposed to be confined to the home...
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Julia Ward Howe: The Woman Behind Mother’s Day

We take a look at the woman behind Mother’s Day, Julia Ward Howe. The author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, she began advocating for a mother’s day for peace in 1870. [includes rush transcript]

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