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Sarah Josepha Hale

11/22/2020

Take a Lesson from the Persistence of the Founder of Modern Thanksgiving

by William Lambers

Sarah Josepha Hale pushed Abraham Lincoln to declare a national Thanksgiving holiday as a day to seek healing and unity. Fighting to end hunger is a way to recommit to the spirit of the holiday.

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Sarah Josepha Hale

Take a Lesson from the Persistence of the Founder of Modern Thanksgiving

by William Lambers