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What was the name of the lady who helped make Thanksgiving a national holiday?
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Sarah Josepha Hale wrote many letters in the 1860s to the government campaigning for Thanksgiving to be designated an official American holiday.
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Who was the lady that made Thanksgiving a holiday?
The lady that made Thanksgiving a holiday was Sara Josepha Hale. Sara successfully lobbied Abraham Lincoln and had Thanksgiving established as a holiday on November 26, 1863 by presidential proclamation.
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Sarah Josepha Hale, the editor of Godey's Lady's Book, campaigned for 17 years to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. Her efforts eventually led to President Abraham Lincoln proclaiming Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863.
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