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Mothers Day - A History

By Tom Graham

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wmra/local-wmra-836225.mp3

Richmond, VA – Ed Ayers is President of the University of Richmond, and an historian who has written many books about 19th Century America.

Recently he spoke with WMRA's Tom Graham about the origins of Mothers Day.