{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 210 Origins of Mothers\u2019 Day","description":" After seeing last week\u2019s episode summary that acknowledged the strange timing of women\u2019s reproductive health being threatened on the same week we celebrate Mother\u2019s Day, a friend shared Heather Cox Richardson\u2019s newsletter written on the eve of Mother\u2019s Day. I felt compelled to share the history of the original Mothers\u2019 Day and Julia Ward Howe\u2019s conviction that women must make their voices heard.   May we all continue to promote women\u2019s right to have a say in American government. May we honor Howe\u2019s strong belief that women, as mothers, have a special role to perform in the world. May the mothers of mankind have the courage to interfere in the madness. May I, and all mothers, continue to teach our children charity, mercy, and patience. May I and all mothers, be too tender of those of another country to allow our children to be trained to injure people from another country. May Mama Bears throughout the world be inspired by Julia Ward Howe\u2019s devotion to creating the next great development in human history, a lasting Women\u2019s Peace Movement!  Enjoy the podcast! Links: Heather Cox Richardson\/Substack Letters From An American\/May 7, 2022 Wikipedia\/HCR HCR on Twitter ","author_name":"Enlighten: Uplift & Inspire","author_url":"http:\/\/www.enlighten.nyc","html":"