For centuries now, women have been subjucated to being called the weaker section of the society. And woemn have come a long way of fighting for their rights in society, globally and even at home. Today, several women have been the lead in all arenas. Be it sports, business, entertainment, women are breaking the ceiling and empowering themselves to be more than what society describes them to be.
The first Woman’s Day was observed in 1909 on February 28 in the US. The Socialist Party of America ‘designated this day in honour of the 1908 garment workers’ strike in New York where women protested against working conditions.’ The next year, in a meeting in Copenhagen, it was decided that March 19 would be marked as Women’s Day after 100 women from 17 countries approved. However, during World War I, women in Russia wanted to observe the last Sunday of February as Women’s Day but in 1917, according to the Gregorian calendar, the Sunday fell on March 8. And by 1975, the United Nations began celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8.
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