Hundreds of families and community members gathered in the Dorchester Town Field Park in an 29-year-old annual Mother’s Day tradition to support those impacted by homicide and trauma.

Mother's Day was initially proposed in 1870 by activist-poet Julia Ward Howe as a call for peace and disarmament. It was celebrated in 18 cities in 1873, continued for another 10 years or so in ...

Mother's Day can be a difficult time for those without ... These experiences, while not often highlighted on social media, are valid and deserve recognition. Each May brings images of happy ...

The next day, President Wilson issued a proclamation on the issue, said the same ... Through the years, Mother’s Day has also been a date used for social platforms and messaging.

Others seemed to take issue with the fact that ... and questioned why Prince Harry did not share a social media tribute to his wife. “This is a Mother’s Day post to HERSELF.

Mother's Day officially began in the United States in 1914, but the roots of the holiday day go back to before the Civil War, back to social activist and community organizer, Ann Reeves Jarvis.

In other parts of the world, Mother’s Day is also used as a platform to raise awareness about women’s rights, maternal health, and social issues affecting mothers and caregivers. Mother’s ...

Marla Maples, soon to be a grandmother, shared her excitement about Tiffany Trump's baby, on social. Whatever the first family did to celebrate Mother's Day, they did it out of the public eye.