Loving and remembering our mothers as we remember Mother's Day. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, "greater love than this no man or woman has than to lay down his or herlife for another.

An abolitionist, suffragette and poet, she is best known for writing the words to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” In 1870, Ward Howe was inspired by the violence of the Civil War and the ...

Best known as the composer of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” Howe issued a widely read “Mother’s Day Proclamation” in 1870, calling for women to take an active political role in ...

Everest" by Rossano Galante, "Pipe and Thistle (Sketches of Scotland)" by Carol Britten Chambers, "Golden Jubliee (a Sousa march)," "Battle Hymn of the Republic (along with the Voices of ...

See history of holiday The idea of Mother's Day in the U.S. began with Julia Ward Howe, the author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and an abolitionist, a women's rights advocate and a peace ...

Julia Ward Howe, an abolitionist, suffragist, and author best known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," was horrified by the carnage of the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War.

It says 'Disarm, Disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of justice.'" Howe was the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and worked with widows and orphans during and after the Civil War ...