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to establish rights for women, and finally to free the world from war.
JULIA’S BATTLE HYMN
During the Civil War, Julia “gave birth” to a poem that would become a rallying cry for the Union. Unable to sleep one night in 1861, she was humming a popular tune of her day, “John Brown’s Body.” New lyrics began to come to mind, inspired by the gravity and sadness of the war. Julia sent the poem to the Atlantic Monthly and received five dollars—along with eternal fame. Julia’s poem was the fierce and rousing “Battle Hymn of the Republic”: “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord / He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored / He hath loosed the fateful lightening of his terrible swift sword. His truth is marching on.”
Set to music, the poem swept the Union. The last verse inspired Northerners (“As He died to make men holy / Let us die to make men free”) with the call to end slavery. Union troops sang the “Battle Hymn” with a vengeance as they marched to battle. When Abraham Lincoln heard the song, he gave an opinion in his usual succinct fashion. “Sing that again,” the president said. Lincoln would later claim he knew only two songs, “Listen to the Mocking Bird” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
MOTHER’S DAY FOR PEACE
Julia became so famous and sought after as a public speaker that even Samuel’s opposition turned to grudging admiration. But though her success came from a song of battle, Julia soon changed her tune. After volunteering to work with soldiers, widows, and orphans (both Yankee and Confederate), she saw enough misery to convince her that there had to be a better way than warfare to solve grievances.
After the Civil War ended, Julia turned her eyes to international relations. In 1870 Julia became concerned by the Franco-Prussian War, which she found “cruel and unnecessary.” Julia began to envision a worldwide mother’s rally for peace. She issued a proclamation calling for mothers to arise and speak out against war. In Boston she held her first rally in 1872 and called it the Mother’s Day for Peace. “Who knows the cost of violence better than mothers who’ve lost their children on account of it?” Julia asked. Mother’s Day for Peace was an annual event for many years, and although it was never officially recognized, the idea of a special mothers’ day had taken hold in the public mind.
HER TRUTH IS MARCHING ON
Although Mother’s Day for Peace never became an official holiday, the importance of Julia’s rally cannot be underestimated. Following Julia’s example, mothers saw how they could harness their numbers to make their voices heard. Groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving and events like the Million Mom March can trace their roots back to Julia, the mom of activist moms!
Your Mother Should Know...
Music to Moms’ Ears
M om, Mama, Momma, Mother . . . the lovely words for the maternal have worked their way into a lot of songs. Think you can match the mama-lyric with the title and artist?
___
1.
Oh, Mama, can this really be the end?
___
2.
And no one’s gettin’ fat, except Mama Cass.
___
3.
Your momma’s waiting for you Wearing her high-heeled shoes and her low-necked sweater
___
4.
Cause your mama told you that love ain’t right But don’t you know good lovin’ is the spice of life
___
5.
“Kids are different today,” I hear ev’ry mother say Mother needs something today to calm her down
___
6.
My daddy was the family bassman, My momma was an engineer
___
7.
Don’t let ‘em pick guitars and drive them old trucks Make ‘em be doctors and lawyers and such
___
8.
I love you, Mamaaaaaa More than golf with Arnold Palmmmaaaa
___
9.
I come home in the morning light My mother says “When you gonna live your life right?”
___
10.
I said, “Mom, what are you doing, you’re ruining my rep” She said, “You’re only sixteen, you don’t have a rep yet”
___
11.
When I was just a baby, My mama told
JULIA’S BATTLE HYMN
During the Civil War, Julia “gave birth” to a poem that would become a rallying cry for the Union. Unable to sleep one night in 1861, she was humming a popular tune of her day, “John Brown’s Body.” New lyrics began to come to mind, inspired by the gravity and sadness of the war. Julia sent the poem to the Atlantic Monthly and received five dollars—along with eternal fame. Julia’s poem was the fierce and rousing “Battle Hymn of the Republic”: “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord / He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored / He hath loosed the fateful lightening of his terrible swift sword. His truth is marching on.”
Set to music, the poem swept the Union. The last verse inspired Northerners (“As He died to make men holy / Let us die to make men free”) with the call to end slavery. Union troops sang the “Battle Hymn” with a vengeance as they marched to battle. When Abraham Lincoln heard the song, he gave an opinion in his usual succinct fashion. “Sing that again,” the president said. Lincoln would later claim he knew only two songs, “Listen to the Mocking Bird” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
MOTHER’S DAY FOR PEACE
Julia became so famous and sought after as a public speaker that even Samuel’s opposition turned to grudging admiration. But though her success came from a song of battle, Julia soon changed her tune. After volunteering to work with soldiers, widows, and orphans (both Yankee and Confederate), she saw enough misery to convince her that there had to be a better way than warfare to solve grievances.
After the Civil War ended, Julia turned her eyes to international relations. In 1870 Julia became concerned by the Franco-Prussian War, which she found “cruel and unnecessary.” Julia began to envision a worldwide mother’s rally for peace. She issued a proclamation calling for mothers to arise and speak out against war. In Boston she held her first rally in 1872 and called it the Mother’s Day for Peace. “Who knows the cost of violence better than mothers who’ve lost their children on account of it?” Julia asked. Mother’s Day for Peace was an annual event for many years, and although it was never officially recognized, the idea of a special mothers’ day had taken hold in the public mind.
HER TRUTH IS MARCHING ON
Although Mother’s Day for Peace never became an official holiday, the importance of Julia’s rally cannot be underestimated. Following Julia’s example, mothers saw how they could harness their numbers to make their voices heard. Groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving and events like the Million Mom March can trace their roots back to Julia, the mom of activist moms!
Your Mother Should Know...
Music to Moms’ Ears
M om, Mama, Momma, Mother . . . the lovely words for the maternal have worked their way into a lot of songs. Think you can match the mama-lyric with the title and artist?
___
1.
Oh, Mama, can this really be the end?
___
2.
And no one’s gettin’ fat, except Mama Cass.
___
3.
Your momma’s waiting for you Wearing her high-heeled shoes and her low-necked sweater
___
4.
Cause your mama told you that love ain’t right But don’t you know good lovin’ is the spice of life
___
5.
“Kids are different today,” I hear ev’ry mother say Mother needs something today to calm her down
___
6.
My daddy was the family bassman, My momma was an engineer
___
7.
Don’t let ‘em pick guitars and drive them old trucks Make ‘em be doctors and lawyers and such
___
8.
I love you, Mamaaaaaa More than golf with Arnold Palmmmaaaa
___
9.
I come home in the morning light My mother says “When you gonna live your life right?”
___
10.
I said, “Mom, what are you doing, you’re ruining my rep” She said, “You’re only sixteen, you don’t have a rep yet”
___
11.
When I was just a baby, My mama told
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