About International Womens Day When: 8 March Where: Everywhere What: International Womens Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Womens Day is a national holiday. Why: Suffragettes campaigned for womens right to vote. The word Suffragette is derived from the word suffrage meaning the right to vote. International Womens Day honours the work of the Suffragettes, celebrates womens success, and reminds of inequities still to be redressed. The first International Womens Day event was run in 1911.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 17:48:16 +0000
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