What better day to throwback a classic episode than MOTHER'S DAY! What do you know about the origin of the holiday? Here's your chance to explore its founder.
Anna Jarvis started Mother’s Day to honor the wishes of her late mother, Ann Jarvis, who originally created the day as a way to bring families together after the end of the American Civil War. When she was successful, the holiday grew larger and spun out of control, far beyond what her mother would have intended.
We also compare the rise of Mother’s Day to the origin of Father’s Day, which was also founded by a Broad You Should Know.
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THE HOSTS
This episode of Broads You Should Know is hosted by Sara Gorsky, Chloe Skye, and Jupiter Stone.
IG: @BroadsYouShouldKnow Email: BroadsYouShouldKnow@gmail.com
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Sara Gorsky
IG: @SaraGorsky
Web master / site design: www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com
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Chloe Skye
Blog: www.chloejadeskye.com
Podcasts:
Skye and Stone do Television, where Chloe Skye & Jupiter Stone review TV shows. Thus far, they've covered Euphoria, Watchmen, and Lovecraft Country
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Jupiter Stone
TikTok: @JupiterFStone
www.JupiterFStone.com
Podcast: Modern Eyes with Skye and Stone, where Chloe Skye & Jupiter Stone look at films from 10 or more years ago through Modern Eyes
Queen Ranavolona I (aka Ranavolona the Cruel) — The Bloodiest Queen in Human History [Sara Gorsky]
Anna Jarvis — Founder of Mother's Day (Who Tried to Have it Destroyed) [Chloe Skye]
La Adelita (aka Las Soldaderas) — Female Soldiers of the Mexican Revolution [Sara Gorsky]
Queen Ka'ahumanu — First Queen of Hawaii Responsible for Women’s Rights and Uniting the Islands [Jupiter Stone]
Queen Ranavalona III — Last Queen of Madagascar Exiled for Fighting Colonization [Chloe Skye]
Pauli Murray — Queer Civil Rights Lawyer & Priest Who Wrote Civil Rights “Bible” [Jupiter Stone]
Shannon Faulkner — First Woman to Attend 'Men Only' State College in South Carolina [Chloe Skye]
Ma Rainey — Mother of the Blues who Inspired Generations [Jupiter Stone]
Ching Shih — From Prostitute to Ruler of a Pirate Empire [Sara Gorsky]
Sophie Scholl — Student Anti-Nazi Activist & Co-Founder of White Rose [Chloe Skye]
Broad Buffs #1: Nellie Bly — The Investigative Reporter Who Was the Inspiration for Lois Lane [David Blixt]
Julie d'Aubigny (aka Mademoiselle Maupin) — Bisexual French Duelist & Opera Singer [Sara Gorsky]
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander — First African American Woman to Practice Law in Pennsylvania [Chloe Skye]
Lucille Bogan — One of the First Recorded Blues Singers & Pioneer of "Dirty Blues" [Jupiter Stone]
Shere Hite — Sex Educator Who Discovered Women Don't Need Men to Achieve Pleasure [Sara Gorsky]
Coretta Scott King — Civil Rights Leader, Peace Advocate, & Wife of Martin Luther King Jr. [Sara Gorsky]
Audre Lorde — Black, Lesbian, Mother, Warrior, Poet; Advocate For Intersectionality [Chloe Skye]
Giulia Tofana — 17th Century Vigilante Responsible For Poisoning Over 600 Men [Sara Gorsky]
Pele — Hawaiian Goddess of Volcanoes and Fire [Jupiter Stone]
Christine Jorgensen — WWII Veteran & First Widely-Known Trans Woman in USA [Chloe Skye]
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