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In fact when a âfatherâs dayâ was first proposed there were no Fatherâs Day cards! Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington, first proposed the idea of a âfatherâs dayâ 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. Doddâs mother) died in childbirth with their sixth child.