He was more probably thinking about the Civil War, and so was the woman who had lobbied for Thanksgiving for ... WYMAN: (As Sarah Josepha Hale) Will you use the influence of your high official ...

The Thanksgiving story most of us ... RAMTIN ARABLOUEI, BYLINE: But she knew the audience of a woman's magazine wouldn't be enough. She had to convince the men in power. KIRKPATRICK: She had a huge ...

James Reid Lambdin/Richard’s Free LibraryAn 1831 portrait of Sarah Hale as a young woman. Before magazine editor and writer Sarah Josepha Hale began her crusade to make Thanksgiving a national ...

Before magazine editor and writer Sarah Josepha Hale began ... while laying before you a subject of deep interest to myself and — as I trust — even to the President of our Republic, of some importance ...

Happy Thanksgiving Task & Purpose readers, and all those who make our work possible. From all of us here at T&P, thank you for your continued ... female bodies to save women in battle.