Promote Peace on Mother's Day

Mother's Day was first organized 139 years ago by the abolitionist, suffragette and poet Julia Ward Howe to promote peace and speak out against war.

Julia's Voice is a group of "mothers and others" who began our work of reclaiming Mothers Day in 2008 by honoring the Julia Ward Howe and hosting our first event to return Mothers Day to its orignial intent.

To learn more about our first event with 500 in attendance --> http://www.juliasvoice.org/mothersday2008.html

Why Promote Peace on Mothers Day?

After living through the horrors of the Civil War, Julia Ward Howe saw signs that another war was brewing as the Franco-Prussian conflict threatened to escalate into a full scale war. Tired of war and armed with the celebrity that came to her after her famous poem The Battle Hymn of the Republic was published in 1862, she called upon women to speak out against this new war.



"Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have taught them of charity, mercy and patience".

Julia Ward Howe, 1870