Julia was would have been proud!
This Mothers Day, 450 strong came out to return Mothers Day
to the celebration as it was originally intended,
a voice for peace and against war.
Thank you!
Julia's Voice is dedicated
to reclaiming Mothers Day
as it was intended by
Julia Ward Howe, a day to promote peace and speak out against war. | On May 11, 2008, we honored the work of mothers to teach, in the words of Mothers Day founder Julia Ward Howe, patience, charity and mercy.
Mother's Day was first organized 138 years ago by abolitionist, suffragette and poet Julia Ward Howe. In 1870 she organized a Mothers Day for Peace to promote peace and speak out against war.
Julia's Voice is a group of "mothers and others" who joined together to return Mothers Day to its original intent on this day. To learn more about our first event with over 450 in attendance, please click on our Press Coverage and May 11, 2008 Event buttons, but be patient, we are still building these pages! |
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We continue to honor
Julia Ward Howe's work for peace.
Additional events are now being planned.
Please use the Contact Us button to become involved.
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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.
Read more about Howe by clicking on Who was Julia Ward Howe. |
Julia's Voice is our group and our inspriration,
Moms Against the War is our event and our message,
Stand for Peace is our action. |
| "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 |
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