Atlanta, GA
May 14, 2023
If we say anything is Woodrow Wilson’s fault, we are almost certain to be right. It’s a useful heuristic, if not a guaranteed one.
In 1914, Wilson signed a proclamation setting aside the second Sunday in May for Americans to remember their mothers. The idea came from Anna Jarvis, a Methodist “social activist” of a type all-too com…
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