Thanksgiving 1894

Thanksgiving may not bring to mind visions of women's history -- but these articles will show the key roles several women have played in the history of Thanksgiving and its customs. From Sarah Josepha Hale, whose campaign for Thanksgiving is largely responsible for the holiday becoming a national holiday, to Lydia Maria Child, whose poem has become the chief Thanksgiving anthem, women were key to this holiday being such an important part of American culture.