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Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington, first proposed the idea of a "father's day" in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. William Smart, a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife (Mrs. Dodd's mother) died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.
　　
华盛顿的约翰·B ·多德夫人最早于1909年提出了设立"父亲节"的建议。多德夫人希望能用一个特殊的日子向她父亲-威廉·斯玛特先生表示敬意。威廉·斯玛特是美国内战中的老兵，他妻子（即多德夫人的母亲）在生育第六个孩子时因难产而死，斯玛特先生从此成为鳏夫。他独自一人在华盛顿州东部的一个乡村农场上抚养新生的孩子及其他五个子女。直到长大成人，多德夫人才意识到她父亲在独自一人养育子女的过程中表现出来的坚强和无私。

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