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This Mother's Day, a look at generational fights for women

Mother's Day flowers at the Mountain Brook Flower Shop in 2010.
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Mother's Day flowers at the Mountain Brook Flower Shop in 2010.

We honor our moms on Mother’s Day, which is this Sunday.

The history of that day is interesting. A few years after it was founded in 1908, the woman who started it all wanted it eliminated. Instead of a rallying cry for moms, she was angered that it had been commercialized by greeting card, flower and candy industries.

Today, no one protests Mother’s Day. But as the social status of women has grown, women are still trying to attain equal status in the workplace, in wages, politics and more.


Guests: Rachael Robnett, psychology professor, UNLV; Christie Ault, administrator, Las Vegas Super Moms Facebook group

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Joe Schoenmann joined Nevada Public Radio in 2014. He works with a talented team of producers at State of Nevada who explore the casino industry, sports, politics, public health and everything in between.
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