Philadelphia Native, Anna Jarvis, Founded Mother's Day
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It's all thanks to a Philadelphia woman that moms around the country are being celebrated Sunday.
You may have seen the plaque outside of City Hall.
A woman named Anna Jarvis founded Mother's Day in 1908.
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The holiday was established to honor motherhood and family life.
In 1914, Congress officially declared the second Sunday of May, Mother's Day.
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