"The Mother of Mother's Day"

"She nursed long-running feuds about who was the true founder of Mother's Day, and was criticized for ignoring the work of poet Julia Ward Howe, who had instigated a Mother's Day for Peace, observed in June, decades before Miss Jarvis began her campaign. She would protest wherever she felt wronged, even in the store belonging to John Wanamaker, who had been so crucial to the success of her crusade.
"An assistant told a story about going to the tea room at Wanamaker's store one year around Mother's Day. When Miss Jarvis noticed a 'Mother's Day Salad' on the menu, 'she ordered it, dumped it on the floor, got up and left,' says Ms. Antolini."

In a 2008 article, the Ottawa Citizen profiles Anna Jarvis.