Father’s Day Was a Tough Sell

The father’s shop: Celebrating Father’s Day

By now, we’ve all heard of Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, who, in 1909, heard a Mother’s Day sermon at the Central Methodist Episcopal Church and was inspired and “mothered” the idea. Her father took over the complete parenthood role of six children when her mother died.

Father’s Day Was a Tough Sell

Mother’s Day became a national holiday in 1914. Father’s Day had to wait until 1972. It was not for lack of effort. Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, first proposed a day to honor fathers in 1909. She wanted to recognize her father, William Jackson Smart, a Civil War veteran who raised six children after

The History of Father’s Day

The history of Father's Day involves two distinct origins: an early religious tradition in Catholic Europe and a modern secular holiday in the United

Fathers - Carroll County Comet

As Father’s Day approaches, it often seems to arrive more quietly than Mother’s Day. In a June 19, 2016 article for The Gospel Coalition, Ryan Reeves noted that spending on Mother’s Day outpaces Father’s Day by about ten to one. He also explained that Father’s Day began in 1910, when Sonora Louise Smart Dodd sought to honor her father for […] An online subscription is required to view this content. Please login below or Subscribe today to acces…