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 ...

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 ...

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.

Sunday is the 107th Father’s Day celebrated in the U.S. since Sonora Smart Dodd created the holiday in 1910.

Eastern Washington's Sonora Smart Dodd is credited with pushing for the first Father's Day celebration, which was held in June 1910, in Spokane. Here's a look at how Dodd came ...

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. As a result, she is the one responsi… ...

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 ...