Another early Mother's Day effort was led by teacher and principal Mary Towles Sasseen, of Henderson, Kentucky. Her idea, launched in 1887, focused on schools: Sasseen wrote a guide, Mother’s ...

This week on The Prompt on RTÉ Radio 1, guest writer Belinda McKeon's writing prompt is 'shoes'. Belinda is a novelist and playwright. Her novels are Solace (Picador, 2011) and Tender (2015). She is ...