Mother's Day for Peace proclamation
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The Mother's Day for Peace proclamation is an 1870 anti-war appeal by Julia Ward Howe calling on women worldwide to unite for peace and oppose the carnage of war.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mother's Day Proclamation | 2 |
| Mother's Day for Peace | 1 |
| Mother's Day for Peace proclamation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T438758 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mother's Day for Peace proclamation Context triple: [Julia Ward Howe, notableIdea, Mother's Day for Peace proclamation]
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A.
Direct Action Day
Direct Action Day was a 1946 political protest in British India called by the Muslim League that led to widespread communal riots in Calcutta, significantly intensifying tensions that preceded the Partition of India.
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B.
Day of Reconciliation
The Day of Reconciliation is a South African public holiday observed on 16 December to promote national unity and healing in the post-apartheid era.
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C.
National Sovereignty and Children’s Day
National Sovereignty and Children’s Day is a Turkish national holiday celebrated on April 23 that commemorates the foundation of the Turkish parliament while honoring and emphasizing the importance of children.
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D.
Pacem in terris
Pacem in terris is a 1963 encyclical by Pope John XXIII that outlines a vision of global peace grounded in human rights, social justice, and the moral responsibilities of individuals and states.
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E.
National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims
National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims is an official day of remembrance in China dedicated to honoring those killed in the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and reflecting on the atrocities of war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mother's Day for Peace proclamation Target entity description: The Mother's Day for Peace proclamation is an 1870 anti-war appeal by Julia Ward Howe calling on women worldwide to unite for peace and oppose the carnage of war.
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A.
Direct Action Day
Direct Action Day was a 1946 political protest in British India called by the Muslim League that led to widespread communal riots in Calcutta, significantly intensifying tensions that preceded the Partition of India.
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B.
Day of Reconciliation
The Day of Reconciliation is a South African public holiday observed on 16 December to promote national unity and healing in the post-apartheid era.
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C.
National Sovereignty and Children’s Day
National Sovereignty and Children’s Day is a Turkish national holiday celebrated on April 23 that commemorates the foundation of the Turkish parliament while honoring and emphasizing the importance of children.
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D.
Pacem in terris
Pacem in terris is a 1963 encyclical by Pope John XXIII that outlines a vision of global peace grounded in human rights, social justice, and the moral responsibilities of individuals and states.
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E.
National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims
National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims is an official day of remembrance in China dedicated to honoring those killed in the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and reflecting on the atrocities of war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-war appeal
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historical document ⓘ political manifesto ⓘ |
| advocates |
moral authority of women in public life
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peaceful resolution of conflicts ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mother's Day Proclamation
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linked to:
Mother's Day for Peace proclamation
|
| associatedWith |
Mother's Day for Peace
ⓘ
linked to:
Mother's Day for Peace proclamation
|
| author | Julia Ward Howe ⓘ |
| callsFor |
international women's congresses for peace
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women to refuse to support war ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre | proclamation ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
mothers
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war and peace ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Franco-Prussian War period
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linked to:
Franco-Prussian War
post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| ideology | Christian-influenced pacifism ⓘ |
| influenced | early Mother's Day observances in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
opposition to war
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peace ⓘ women's activism ⓘ |
| movement |
early feminist peace activism
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peace movement ⓘ |
| opposes |
militarism
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organized violence between nations ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstCirculation |
Boston
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| politicalPosition | pacifist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to call women worldwide to unite for peace
ⓘ
to oppose the carnage of war ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Julia Ward Howe
ⓘ
Mother's Day ⓘ |
| significance |
important text in the history of women's peace movements
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one of the earliest American documents linking Mother's Day with peace ⓘ |
| targetAudience | women worldwide ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Mother's Day for Peace proclamation Description of subject: The Mother's Day for Peace proclamation is an 1870 anti-war appeal by Julia Ward Howe calling on women worldwide to unite for peace and oppose the carnage of war.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Mother's Day for Peace proclamation
linked to: Mother's Day for Peace proclamation
linked to: Mother's Day for Peace proclamation