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Sonora <I>Smart</I> Dodd

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Sonora Smart Dodd

Birth
Jenny Lind, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
Death
22 Mar 1978 (aged 96)
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA
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Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA
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Lawn 13
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Poet, Founder of Father's Day. She was the first to promote "Father's Day" as a holiday in 1908. It was first observed June 19, 1910, and signed into law as a national holiday in 1972.
Poet, Founder of Father's Day. She was the first to promote "Father's Day" as a holiday in 1908. It was first observed June 19, 1910, and signed into law as a national holiday in 1972.

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  • Originally Created by: Laurie
  • Added: May 28, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7505443/sonora-dodd: accessed ), memorial page for Sonora Smart Dodd (18 Feb 1882–22 Mar 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7505443, citing Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.