Mother's Day 2009

Mother’s Day: May 10, 2009

The first Mother’s Day observance was a church service in 1908 requested by Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, to honor her deceased mother. Jarvis, at an early age, had heard her mother express hope that a day to commemorate all mothers would be established. Her mother had also expressed the sentiment that there were many days dedicated to men but none to mothers. Two years after her mother’s death, Jarvis and friends began a letter-writing campaign to declare a national Mother’s Day observance to honor mothers. In 1914, Congress passed legislation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

 How Many Mothers

82.8 million  Estimated number of mothers in the United States in 2004.
Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation unpublished tabulations

55%  Percentage of 15- to 44-year-olds who were mothers in 2006.
Source: Fertility of American Women: 2006

80%  Percentage of women 40 to 44 who were mothers in 2006. In 1976, 90 percent of women in that age group were mothers.
Source: Fertility of American Women: 2006 Read more here.

How Many Children   Read entire article HERE.