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The Mother of Thanksgiving

The Mother of Thanksgiving

Stuff Mom Never Told You

November 27, 201329m 41s

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Show Notes

American Thanksgiving may have Pilgrim roots, but its modern-day celebration is the handiwork of an 18th-century magazine editor. For 30 years, Sarah Josepha Hale campaigned U.S. Presidents to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday and urged American women to cook a special turkey dinner every November.

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