May 1, 1864 Birth of
Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day.
May 1, 1830 Birth
of Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones), union organizer and
anti-war activist.
May 11 Mother’s Day,
begun by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 as Mothers’ Peace Day. On Mother’s
Day 2000, half a million people gathered in Washington, DC for
the Million Mom March, demanding an end to gun violence.
May 21, 1932
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly the Atlantic
Ocean alone.
May 27, 1819Birth
of author, suffragist and peace activist Julia Ward Howe.
May 28, 1982
Seven women, including Sonia Johnson, fasted in Springfield,
Ill to support ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment by
the state legislature.
