Sonora Louise Smart Dodd (February 18, 1882 – March 22, 1978) was the daughter of American Civil Warveteran William Jackson Smart, and was responsible for the founding of Father's Day.[1][2][3]
When Sonora was 16, her mother died in childbirth with her sixth child. Sonora was the only daughter and shared with her father William in the raising of her younger brothers, including her new infant brother Marshall. Sonora Smart married John Bruce Dodd (1870–1945), one of the original founders of Ball & Dodd Funeral Home, and had a son, John Bruce "Jack" Dodd, born in 1909.
Father's Dayedit
Though a Father's Day service was held on July 5, 1908 in West Virginia to honor the fathers killed in the Monongah Mine Disaster, it is Sonora Smart Dodd who is credited as the founder of the official American national holiday.[4]
Smart held her father in great esteem. While hearing a church sermon about the newly recognized Mother's Day at Central Methodist Episcopal Church,[5] Sonora felt strongly that fatherhood needed recognition as well. She approached the Spokane Ministerial Alliance and suggested her own father's birthday, of June 5, as the day of honor for fathers. The Alliance chose the third Sunday in June instead.
The first Father's Day was celebrated June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Washington. Although observance of the holiday faded in the 1920s,[6] over time, the idea of Father's Day became popular and embraced across the nation. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson sent a telegraph to Spokane praising Father's Day services. William Jennings Bryan was another early admirer of the observance.[7] In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father's Day. In 1972, President Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father's Day to be held on the 3rd Sunday of June each year.
Dodd was honored at Expo '74, the World's Fair, in Spokane in 1974. She died four years later at the age of ninety-six, and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane.
In the 1920s, Dodd spent some time away from Spokane, studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, painting, writing poetry, and working in fashion design in Hollywood.[6]
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^Butler, Joey. "Father's Day has Methodist ties". The United Methodist Church. Retrieved 15 June 2014. In 1909 in Spokane, Wash., Sonora Smart Dodd listened to a Mother's Day sermon at Central Methodist Episcopal Church. Dodd's own mother had died 11 years earlier, and her father had raised their six children alone. Dodd felt moved to honor her father, and fathers everywhere, with a special day as well. She proposed her idea to local religious leaders, and gained wide acceptance. June 19, 1910, was designated as the first Father's Day, and sermons honoring fathers were presented throughout the city.
^ abSchmidt, Leigh Eric (1997). Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays. Princeton University Press. p. 278. ISBN0691017212. OCLC 256735309. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
^Schmidt, Leigh Eric (1997). Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays. Princeton University Press. p. 279. ISBN0691017212. OCLC 256735309. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
^Schmidt, Leigh Eric (1997). Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays. Princeton University Press. p. 277. ISBN0691017212. OCLC 256735309. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sonora Louise Smart Dodd February 18 1882 March 22 1978 was the daughter of American Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart and was responsible for the founding of Father s Day 1 2 3 Contents 1 Early life 2 Father s Day 3 Other work 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editSonora Louise Smart was born in Jenny Lind Sebastian County Arkansas to William Jackson Smart 1842 1919 and his wife Ellen Victoria Cheek Smart 1851 1898 on February 18 1882 In 1889 when Sonora was seven years old the Smart family moved from Marion Arkansas to a farm west of Spokane Washington between Creston and Wilbur When Sonora was 16 her mother died in childbirth with her sixth child Sonora was the only daughter and shared with her father William in the raising of her younger brothers including her new infant brother Marshall Sonora Smart married John Bruce Dodd 1870 1945 one of the original founders of Ball amp Dodd Funeral Home and had a son John Bruce Jack Dodd born in 1909 Father s Day editThough a Father s Day service was held on July 5 1908 in West Virginia to honor the fathers killed in the Monongah Mine Disaster it is Sonora Smart Dodd who is credited as the founder of the official American national holiday 4 Smart held her father in great esteem While hearing a church sermon about the newly recognized Mother s Day at Central Methodist Episcopal Church 5 Sonora felt strongly that fatherhood needed recognition as well She approached the Spokane Ministerial Alliance and suggested her own father s birthday of June 5 as the day of honor for fathers The Alliance chose the third Sunday in June instead The first Father s Day was celebrated June 19 1910 in Spokane Washington Although observance of the holiday faded in the 1920s 6 over time the idea of Father s Day became popular and embraced across the nation In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson sent a telegraph to Spokane praising Father s Day services William Jennings Bryan was another early admirer of the observance 7 In 1966 President Lyndon B Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father s Day In 1972 President Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father s Day to be held on the 3rd Sunday of June each year Dodd was honored at Expo 74 the World s Fair in Spokane in 1974 She died four years later at the age of ninety six and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane Other work editBesides her advocacy for Father s Day Dodd was also active in the Spokane chapter of the Woman s Christian Temperance Union 8 In the 1920s Dodd spent some time away from Spokane studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago painting writing poetry and working in fashion design in Hollywood 6 See also editGrace Golden ClaytonReferences edit TIME com Print Page TIME Magazine Does Fatherhood Make You Happy Wjh harvard edu 2006 06 11 Archived from the original on 2011 12 12 Retrieved 2012 06 18 Father s Day Melrosemirror media mit edu Archived from the original on 2011 08 06 Retrieved 2012 06 18 Sonora Louise Smart Dodd PDF Spokane Regional Convention amp Visitor Bureau February 19 2010 Archived from the original PDF on August 12 2016 Retrieved August 22 2016 http wvstatemuseumed wv gov Fathers 20day html Butler Joey Father s Day has Methodist ties The United Methodist Church Retrieved 15 June 2014 In 1909 in Spokane Wash Sonora Smart Dodd listened to a Mother s Day sermon at Central Methodist Episcopal Church Dodd s own mother had died 11 years earlier and her father had raised their six children alone Dodd felt moved to honor her father and fathers everywhere with a special day as well She proposed her idea to local religious leaders and gained wide acceptance June 19 1910 was designated as the first Father s Day and sermons honoring fathers were presented throughout the city a b Schmidt Leigh Eric 1997 Consumer Rites The Buying and Selling of American Holidays Princeton University Press p 278 ISBN 0691017212 OCLC 256735309 Retrieved 15 April 2013 Schmidt Leigh Eric 1997 Consumer Rites The Buying and Selling of American Holidays Princeton University Press p 279 ISBN 0691017212 OCLC 256735309 Retrieved 15 April 2013 Schmidt Leigh Eric 1997 Consumer Rites The Buying and Selling of American Holidays Princeton University Press p 277 ISBN 0691017212 OCLC 256735309 Retrieved 15 April 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sonora Smart Dodd amp oldid 1210125048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
