Esther Howland was born in 1828, the daughter of Southworth Allen Howland, who owned S.A. Howland & Sons. the largest stationery store Worcester, Massachusetts. But it was Esther who really put them on the map.
So far, this presidency has been a complete Trumpsterfire...and it’s only February! So in the tradition of years past, I decided to create some anti-Valentines, this time exclusively for the Trump administration.
Let's be honest, not everyone has that special someone to make their Valentine's Day so, well, special. So the Jezebel staff and I put our heads together and came up with some alternative V-Day cards for you, our lovely readers. These cards give you the chance to tell that not-so-special someone exactly how you feel,…
Great Mother's Day card? Or BEST Mother's Day card?
Do you miss giving out Valentine's at school? No? You don't miss a mandatory activity that somehow managed to still hurt some feelings? Weirdo!
Anna Jarvis founded Mother's Day in 1914 as an effort to honor her mother, who'd founded a Mother's Friendship Day during the Civil War as a way to foster peace. Jarvis had included white carnations in the first unofficial celebration of Mother's Day she'd organized in 1908, and florists, seeing an opportunity for…
Has your mom never experienced the joy of judging the women on Toddlers & Tiaras, Little Miss Perfect, and Dance Moms? Perhaps this Valentine's Day you should let her know just how "cuh-razy" other moms can be with a card that reads:
Staying home with one's kids is a totally valid choice. And lots of people want a card to hand out. So it's easy to see how "the Mommy Card" must have seemed like a great idea to whoever had the brainstorm.
It's probably fitting that cards designed to help you break up with your lover are sort of horrifying. Don't love someone anymore? Say it with bizarro cubism and loud colors!
As Maude so wisely said, "Vice, virtue—it's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life." So here are some vice-themed gifts for the naughty that are cooler than coal.
Those gay marriage/commitment ceremony cards from Hallmark that the made the American Family Association take to the internets in protest are stirring up some more trouble in Idaho. Jordan's Hallmark stores, an independently-owned chain of card and gift shops in the Treasure Valley area has announced that they will…
Remember the announcement that Hallmark is going to be rolling out wedding cards specifically designed for gay weddings and commitment ceremonies? Well the American Family Association has called for an email campaign against Hallmark - and it only took them 4 days! - to alert the company that gay marriage is…
