International Women’s Day-March 8
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Poster for Women’s Day, March 8, 1914, demanding voting rights for women (presented at: WindermereSun.com)
Poster of Women’s Day March in London, 1975 (presented at: WindermereSun.com)
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Today, March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the cultural, social, and political achievements of women. And a day to reflect on the issues that they still face globally. International Women’s Day remained a major holiday only celebrated in socialist countries up until the 1970’s. Most of the international community did not formally observe the date until 1975. The UN celebrated International Women’s Year that year. Since 1975, the UN officially celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8th. International Women’s Day is now an official holiday in many countries. On this day feminist demonstrations are held in many countries. But when did International Women’s Day start, who started it, and did it help destroy a centuries-old Russian monarchy? Well, Let’s Find Out, in the video “The History of International Women’s Day“, below:
Today we’re celebrating strong, independent, inspirational women all over the world for International Women’s Day. See what Michelle Obama, Ellen Pompeo, Lady Gaga, Chelsea Handler, and others had to say about women’s empowerment, unity, and equality, in the video “Happy International Women’s Day!“, below:
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Poster of Women’s Day March in London, 1975 (presented at: WindermereSun.com)
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