Sarah wrote to the president himself, Zachary Taylor. He refused. Did that stop...

Sarah wrote to the president himself, Zachary Taylor. He refused. Did that stop Sarah? No! She waited for the next election and wrote to the new president, Millard Fillmore. He said no, too.
Did that stop Sarah? No! She was bold, brave, stubborn, and smart. Sarah wrote to the next president, Franklin Pierce. Wouldn't a national day of thanksgiving be wonderful? No, Pierce grumped. Sarah penned an elegant letter to President James Buchanan. She gave all the reasons why America would be better off if everyone gathered on the fourth Thursday in November to give thanks.
President Buchanan disagreed.
He had other things on his mind.
Sarah felt like the stuffing had been kicked out of her. Everything was going wrong.
America was at war, the North against the South. States that had promised to celebrate Thanksgiving changed their mind. The country was falling apart. It was a bleak and scary time.
Did that stop Sarah?
No way! Nothing stopped Sarah!
Superheroes work the hardest when things get tough.
She picked up her mighty pen and wrote another letter, this time to President Abraham Lincoln. America needed Thanksgiving, now more than ever. A holiday wouldn't stop the war, but it could help bring the country together. She signed the letter, folded it, and slid it into an envelope. She wrote Mr. Lincoln's name and address on the envelope and stuck on a stamp. She mailed the letter.
She waited.
And she waited.
And then…
LINCOLN SAID YES!
LINCOLN SAID YES!