In the United States and a number of other countries, the second Sunday in May is celebrated as Mother's Day. Early in the 1900s, a woman named Anna Jarvis began a campaign to honor mothers in America. She talked to friends and friends of friends. She wrote to congressmen, local leaders, teachers and newspaper publishers. Finally, President Woodrow Wilson signed a resolution in May of 1914 that officially established Mother's Day. Anna Jarvis thought mothers should be honored with expressions of love and respect. Professor Robert Thompson at Syracuse University in New York state is an expert on American popular culture. 50 or 60 years ago, he says, the popular media image of mothers was the so-called perfect mother. This was a woman who gave all her time to her husband, home and children. Many women in society felt pressure to try to be this kind of mother. Like many observers, Professor Thompson uses the example of the imaginary June Cleaver, the mother on Leave It to Beaver. That was a TV series from 1957 to 1963. The Cleavers were a happy family. June Cleaver always had time and patience for her two sons, Wally and “Beaver.” His real name was Theodore. And if there was ever a problem she could not handle, her husband put things right. The same was true on another 1950s television show. The name said it all: Father Knows Best. A different image, though, could be found in fi lms like the 1948 motion picture I Remember Mama. It was set in San Francisco, California, in 1910. It was about a family that came from Norway. The Hansons were poor and they struggled to make their way in their new land. Mama Hanson, played by actress Irene Dunne, had little education. But she knew a lot about dealing with people. She guides her family. 美國和其他國家都是在五月的第二個星期日慶祝母親節。1900年代初期，一名叫作Anna Jarvis 的女性開始發起向母親表示敬意的活動。她把這個消息告訴朋友，然後一傳十，十傳百。她寫信給國會議員、地方領導人、老師和報社。終於，威爾遜總統於1914 年五月正式訂定母親節。 Anna Jarvis 認為應該給予母親愛和尊敬的表示。紐約州雪城大學教授Robert Thompson 是美國流行文化方面的專家。他表示，出現在50 或60 年前銀光幕上的母親就是所謂的完美母親。這樣的一位女性將所有的時間奉獻給她的丈夫、家庭和孩子。社會上有許多女性因為想要成為這樣子的母親而備感壓力。 和其他觀察者相同的是，Thompson 教授利用《天才小麻煩》裡頭的母親June Cleaver 作為例子。《天才小麻煩》是一部從1957 年播出至1963 年的電視劇。Cleaver 一家幸福美滿。June Cleaver 總是很有耐心地花時間陪伴兩個兒子Wally 和Beaver。Beaver 的本名為Theodore。一旦遇到無法解決的問題時，她的丈夫便會出面解決一切。 同樣的劇情也出現在1950年代的另一部電視劇當中。劇名便說明了一切：《老爺大過天》。 然而，在1948年的電影《我記得媽媽》裡，出現了不同形象的母親。故事發生在1910 年的加州舊金山，是關於一個來自挪威的家庭。Hanson 家經濟貧困，他們為了這個新家努力打拚。由演員Irene Dunne 所飾演的Hanson 媽媽，雖然沒受過什麼教育，但她卻非常懂得如何處理人際關係，在整個家庭中扮演著領導者的角色。 | 
母親在影視製作人眼中的形象變化 Mothers Through the Eyes, and the Years, of TV and Movie Makers
