Who started Father's Day?

Answer 1

A daughter was organizing a celebration for here fathers birthday on June 5, 1910.

Answer 2

Here's a quote from http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjhol/a/fathersday.htm


"Regardless of when the first true Father's Day occurred, the strongest promoter of the holiday was Mrs. Bruce John Dodd of Spokane, Washington. Mrs. Dodd felt that she had an outstanding father. He was a veteran of the Civil War. His wife had died young, and he had raised six children without their mother.

In 1909, Mrs. Dodd approached her own minister and others in Spokane about having a church service dedicated to fathers on June 5, her father's birthday. That date was too soon for her minister to prepare the service, so he spoke a few weeks later on June 19th. From then on, the state of Washington celebrated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Children made special desserts, or visited their fathers if they lived apart.

States and organizations began lobbying Congress to declare an annual Father's Day. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson approved of this idea, but it was not until 1924 when President Calvin Coolidge made it a national event to "establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations." Since then, fathers had been honored and recognized by their families throughout the country on the third Sunday in June."

Spokane- my home town!

Answer 3

Father's without Representation

Answer 4

In the US, Sonora Smart Dodd, whose father was a Civil War vet who raised six kids on his own. It was not an official holiday in the US until 1972.

Answer 5

Probably a loving child that considered his/her father a great person and role model, but honestly, I don't know the name of the individual. I wish it had been me. My dad was really cool.

Answer 6

Sonora Dodd, who wanted to represent her father when she realized how great he was. Calvin Coolidge,Lyndon Johnson,Robert Nixon(presidents) for OK-ing it.