Happy Mother ' s Day

Mother's Day is celebrated to honor all mothers and express gratitude for the hardships they bear in bringing up a child. Mother is the personality which has no alternate in this world. Most countries including Pakistan,US, Australia, Canada and India celebrate Mothers Day on the second Sunday of May. Mothers Day came into being due to the efforts made by Ms Julia Ward Howe and Ms Anna Jarvis. The Resolution for having a dedicated Mother's Day was signed by US President Woodrow Wilson on May 8, 1914. Since then people across the world have been celebrating Mothers Day with joy and devotion.

Famous Mothers

Throughout history, mothers have not only been dear to their children but some of them played an important role in transforming the lives of many women and other people around the world. In this male dominated society, they have carved a special place for themselves by the strength of their resolve and determination. These mothers have made huge contribution towards numerous causes affecting the lives of millions of people. Here, we will have a quick look at some of the mothers, who have created history in their own way.





Alice Waters is credited with creating the world famous Edible Schoolyard Project.



Anna Jarvis, the Founder of Mother's Day, dedicated her life to her mother's cause and lifework and to establish Mother's Day to "honor mothers, living and dead...."



Harriet Tubman was a colored woman born into slavery and in spite of physical handicap and lack of education, dedicated her life to gain freedom and save the lives of millions of people like her.



Mother Teresa is certainly one of the most famous mothers, who worked on behalf of Calcutta's poor, lepers and downtrodden for decades.



Grandma Moses

A prolific painter, Anna Mary Robertson Moses or Granma Moses, as she is popularly known as, was one of America’s best known primitive painters.



Julia Ward Howe

The legendary author of ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’, Julia Ward Howe was a woman of great substance. A multi-faceted personality, she is known as writer, poet, playwright, essayist, travel writer, reformist, feminist and club woman.



Lucy Stone

A crusader of equality and liberation, Lucy Stone made great contributions to the world, the contributions that need not be spelled, rather have to be seen and felt.



Marie Curie Biography

A Polish by birth and French by citizenship, Marie Curie was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity. A physicist and chemist by profession, Marie Curie made remarkable contribution to science, along with her husband.



Mary Wollstonecraft Biography

Popularly known as the ‘Mother of Feminism’ or the ‘First Feminist’, Mary Wollstonecraft is the founder of bringing the concept of equality among men and women to the world.



Mother Earth, perhaps the most extensively known and famous mother is Mother Earth. The notion of Mother Earth arose centuries ago in Greece. In the 7th century BC, Gaea was the name given to the Mother earth by the poet Hesiod. It was believed that she gave birth to the sky, sea, and mountains and the ruling gods called the Titans. A few centuries afterwards, Rhea, the daughter of Gaea was honored every year.