Top: Kids and Teens: People and Society: Holidays and Special Days: Mother's Day: History (8)
http://www.simiax.com//Kids_and_Teens/People_and_Society/Holidays_and_Special_Days/Mother's_Day/History/index.htm

Mother's Day on the Net - The Story - Tells the story behind the holiday.

Biography Features - Mother's Day - The story of how Mother's Day began, along with biographical sketches of 100 famous mothers.

Mother's Day - Explains the origins of how this holiday came about, and how it is celebrated.

The Mother of Mothers Day - Tells the story of Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis, the mother behind the national observance.

Mother's Day: A History - A detailed history of Mother's Day in America. From About.com.

Roman Roots and English Customs - Learn about the Greeko-Roman roots of Mother's Day celebrations and the English customs originating in the Middle Ages.

The Origin of Mother's Day in the United States - Learn all about the contributions of three ladies -- Julia Ward Howe, Juliet Calhoun Blakeley and Anna Jarvis -- who have given Mother's Day its present status in U.S.

About Mother's Day: What You Need to Know - Facts about the history of the observance, from ancient holidays to the efforts of Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis -- and how the founder of Mother's Day ended up arrested for trying to stop its overcommercialization.