Julia Ward Howe

Those who recognize the name Julia Ward Howe probably think of her as the author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic."

#90: Julia Ward Howe (What if No One's Watching?) 2007

Those who recognize the name Julia Ward Howe probably think of her as the author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic."

What if No One's Watching?: November 2007 Archives 2007

After "Julia Ward Howe" heard Union troops singing this, the original version of the song, she wrote her own words to it's tune.

Latest Articles 2009

In the late 1870s Julia Ward Howe created a Mother's Day event for women who were dedicated to peace, and in the early 1900s Anna Jarvis campaigned and organized a movement for a national Mother's Day.

Barbara Lazaroff: Wishes For A Mother's Heart Barbara Lazaroff 2011

It started 140 years ago when one woman, Julia Ward Howe, rallied women in an anti-war cry for peace following the Civil War.

Christy Turlington: Sacrifices of Motherhood Christy Turlington 2011

I was further inspired by the proclamation written by Julia Ward Howe for the very first Mother's Day calling for an end to the ravages of war.

Wendy Silvers: Every Mother Counts Wendy Silvers 2012

I was further inspired by the proclamation written by Julia Ward Howe for the very first Mother's Day calling for an end to the ravages of war.

Wendy Silvers: Every Mother Counts Wendy Silvers 2012

Perhaps this Mother's Day, we might re-embrace the spirit of the day as Julia Ward Howe intended it, to reflect not only on our own mothers, and what they mean to us, but the experience we share with mothers throughout the world, and what we might do to ensure that the sacrifices they face are the same kinds of sacrifices we lovingly and willfully embrace.

Christy Turlington: Sacrifices of Motherhood Christy Turlington 2011

Perhaps this Mother's Day, we might re-embrace the spirit of the day as Julia Ward Howe intended it, to reflect not only on our own mothers, and what they mean to us, but the experience we share with mothers throughout the world, and what we might do to ensure that the sacrifices they face are the same kinds of sacrifices we lovingly and willfully embrace.

Christy Turlington: Sacrifices of Motherhood Christy Turlington 2011

Perhaps this Mother's Day, we might re-embrace the spirit of the day as Julia Ward Howe intended it, to reflect not only on our own mothers, and what they mean to us, but the experience we share with mothers throughout the world, and what we might do to ensure that the sacrifices they face are the same kinds of sacrifices we lovingly and willfully embrace.

Christy Turlington: Sacrifices of Motherhood Christy Turlington 2011