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Before the war, Anna Jarvis organized Mothers' Day Work Clubs to raise money for medicine and care for families suffering from tuberculosis. The clubs worked with doctors to improve clean water and sewage systems. When the war broke out, she believed the clubs should remain neutral and supported both Union and Confederate soldiers. After the war, she planned a "Mothers' Friendship Day" to bring together veterans from both sides and help heal postwar divisions in her community.