Mother’s Day and the Myth of the Perfect Mom | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

Mother’s Day and the Myth of the Perfect Mom | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

Mother’s Day began with more ambition than a mere brunch reservation.  According to the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, the holiday’s roots include Julia Ward Howe, who in 1870 proposed a Mother’s Day for Peace—an international gathering of women to oppose war after the carnage of the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian conflict.  Later, Anna […]

Modern Motherhood Pressure: Rethinking Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day began with more ambition than a mere brunch reservation.  According to the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, the holiday’s roots include Julia Ward Howe, who in 1870 proposed a Mother’s Day for Peace—an international gathering of women to oppose war after the carnage of the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian conflict.  Later, Anna […]

Mother’s Day and the Myth of the Perfect Mom

Mother’s Day began with more ambition than a mere brunch reservation.  According to the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, the holiday’s roots include Julia Ward Howe, who in 1870 proposed a Mother’s Day for Peace—an international gathering of women to oppose war after the carnage of the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian conflict.  Later, Anna […]