Even though women enjoy celebrating every day just for the fun of it, they actually have an internationally recognized day today, March 8^th. Let’s take a moment to learn what International Women’s Day is all about.

 

It all began on March 8th, 1857 when garment workers at a textile factory in New York protested for better working conditions, only to be subdued by police. This was one of the very first moves made by women toward equality in the workplace. Years later, the US Socialist Party celebrated the very first International Women’s Day in honor of the 1857 protest. The holiday was later made official by the International Socialist Party, in 1911. 

 

After the Russian Revolution, the notable feminist Alexandra Kollontai convinced Lenin to make March 8th a national holiday in Russia. In time, the political meaning of the holiday began to fade, to be replaced with notions of love and respect for the fairer sex.

 

From 1975, International Women’s Day has been conducted under the auspices of the UN as a day to promote women’s rights throughout the world.