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jackwilson (True Core Lover): During the Franco-Prussian war in the 1870s, Julia began a one-woman peace crusade and made an impassioned "appeal to womanhood" to rise against war. She translated her powerful Mothers Day Proclamation (written in 1870, Boston) into several languages and distributed it widely. Julia Ward Howe also went to London in 1872 to promote an international Woman's Peace Congress. In Boston, she initiated a Mothers' Peace Day *06-03-10 - 03:34:25
jackwilson (True Core Lover): observance on the second Sunday in June and held the meeting for a number of years. She rigorously championed the cause of official celebration of Mothers Day and declaration of official holiday on the day. Her idea was widely accepted but was later replaced by the Mothers' Day holiday now celebrated in May. *06-03-10 - 03:34:38
jackwilson (True Core Lover): Julia made extensive lecture tours and organized women's clubs wherever she went. In 1893, gave an address at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, titled "What Is Religion?" In 1908 Julia Ward Howe became the first woman to be elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. *06-03-10 - 03:34:45
jackwilson (True Core Lover): Julia Ward Howe died on October 17, 1910. A large number of people came to pay their last respects to the pioneering woman in literature at the services held at Church of the Disciples and at Symphony Hall. A number of biographies are written on Julia Ward Howe and her name also appears in the 'Notable American Women' and 'American National Biography'. *06-03-10 - 03:34:58