Sarah Josepha Hale used her influential position as the editor of Godey's Lady's Book magazine to advocate for the establishment of Thanksgiving as a national holiday in the United States. She wrote numerous editorials and letters to politicians, including President Abraham Lincoln, urging them to make Thanksgiving a formal holiday. Her persistent efforts eventually paid off when President Lincoln issued a proclamation in 1863, officially declaring Thanksgiving a national holiday.
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