There never was a good war or a bad peace. ~Ben Franklin
Mother's Day for Peace
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Time: May 10, 2009 all day
Location: Your household
Event Type: original-purpose, worldwide-event
Organized By: Julia Ward Howe, since 1870
Latest Activity: May 10, 2009
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Julia Ward Howe proposed the idea of Mother’s Day for Peace over a century ago. Howe’s Mother’s Day Proclamation in 1870 was a call for disarmament and for women to come together to seek diplomatic ways to settle disagreements amongst nations.
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