This is the grave of Sonora Smart Dodd, the creator of Father’s Day, which she did in honor of her father, William Smart, a farmer and Civil War veteran. She is buried at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.

Los Angeles — You could call her the mother of Father’s Day. The late Sonora Smart Dodd launched the celebration of dads in 1910 in her hometown of Spokane, Washington.

Sonora Smart Dodd, founder of Father’s Day. The photo was taken in the mid-1940s but the exact date is unknown. It ran in The Spokesman-Review in June 1943. This is the grave of Sonora Smart ...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Sonora Smart Dodd sat in church on Mother's Day in 1909, and didn't like what she heard.The Rev. Harry Rasmus was rambling on about the ...

We can thank Sonora Smart Dodd for Father's Day According to the history books, Sonora was attending services in Spokane, Washington, in 1909, during one of the early Mother’s Day services.

Sonora Smart married John Bruce Dodd. (Betsy Hillerman Roddy and Barbara Hillerman Lieske via AP) The second card is a century-old family tradition honouring the mother of Father’s Day.

Sonora Smart Dodd was born in Sebastian County in Arkansas in 1982 and her mother died when she was 16. Dodd’s father, William Smart, raised her and five brothers after their mother died.

SPOKANE – Sonora Smart Dodd sat in church on Mother’s Day in 1909, and didn’t like what she heard. The Rev. Harry Rasmus was rambling on about the importance of mothers, but had nothing to ...

Sonora Smart Dodd was born in Sebastian County in Arkansas in 1882 and her mother died when she was 16. Dodd's father, William Smart, raised her and five brothers after their mother died.

The late Sonora Smart Dodd launched the celebration of dads in 1910 in her hometown of Spokane, Washington. As a result, she is the one responsible for those annual gifts that run the gamut from ...

The late Sonora Smart Dodd launched the celebration of dads in 1910 in her hometown of Spokane, Washington. As a result, she is the one responsible for those annual gifts that run the gamut from ...