Who made the first Valentine’s Day greeting card in America?

The inventor of the first American Valentine’s Day greeting card, Esther Howland, was probably more of a businesswoman than a romantic. Never married, Howland saw the moneymaking potential in such greetings. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, she received her first Valentine from an English friend of her father’s and was inspired to make her own.

She imported embossed lacy paper and other stationery from England and started creating handmade designs. They were an instant hit. Howland got so many orders, she needed to enlist the help of friends.

Eventually, her business went on to make $100,000 a year. See one of her handmade Valentines here. Source: Emotioncards.com 5.

Why do we buy red roses? Red has long symbolized passion. Legend has it that Venus, the Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty, favored red roses.

Over time, the red rose became linked with passion, romance and – of course – true love. Since then, different colored flowers have been associated with different emotions. For ... more.

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