How March 8 came to be International Women's Day
- 4 years ago
Here's the history of how March 8 became International Women's Day.
In 1908, the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union organised two mass strikes in New York to protest against long working hours, low wages and dilapidated working conditions under which women worked in the garment industry in the United States.
In 1909, the Socialist Party of America later observed February 28 as Women's Day to commemorate the ILG strike.
In 1910, the socialists organised an International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen. German Communist leader Clara Zetkin proposed the idea of an annual day of working women.
Russian women started observing the International Women's Day on the last Sunday in February 1913.
In 1908, the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union organised two mass strikes in New York to protest against long working hours, low wages and dilapidated working conditions under which women worked in the garment industry in the United States.
In 1909, the Socialist Party of America later observed February 28 as Women's Day to commemorate the ILG strike.
In 1910, the socialists organised an International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen. German Communist leader Clara Zetkin proposed the idea of an annual day of working women.
Russian women started observing the International Women's Day on the last Sunday in February 1913.