《父亲节的由来英文版》.docVIP

父亲节的由来英文版 父亲节的由来(英文版) Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had the idea of a fathers day. She thought of the idea for Fathers Day while listening to a Mothers Day sermon in 1909. Sonora wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. After Sonora became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children