Question: Which U.S. state was the first to recognize Mother’s Day?
Answer: West Virginia was the first U.S. state to officially recognize Mother’s Day. The first celebration took place in Grafton on May 10, 1908, initiated by Anna Jarvis to honor her late mother, Anna Reeves Jarvis. After her mother’s death in 1905, Anna wrote to the legislature, advocating for the second Sunday in May to be designated as Mother’s Day. The governor of West Virginia officially proclaimed it in 1912.
