Women's Day is also called International Women's Day, United Nations Women's Rights Day and International Peace Day. In China, it is also called International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th and March 8th. The festival is held on March 8th every year.
International Women's Day is a festival celebrated by many countries in the world. On this day, women's achievements are affirmed, regardless of their nationality, nationality, language, culture, economic situation and status. Since the beginning of International Women's Day, it has opened a new world for women in developed and developing countries.
International Women's Day is a witness that women create history, and the road for women to strive for equality with men is very long. In ancient Greece, Li Sist Ratt led women's struggle to stop the war; In France, women in Paris shouted "freedom, equality and fraternity" and took to the streets of Versailles to fight for the right to vote.
The origin of March 8 women's day
On March 8th, 1857, female garment and textile workers in new york, USA held a protest against inhuman working environment, 12-hour working system and low wages. The marchers were surrounded by police and dispersed. Two years later, in March, these women formed their first trade union.
On March 8th, 1908, 15000 women marched in new york, demanding shorter working hours, higher labor remuneration and voting rights, and prohibiting the use of child labor. In May, the American Socialist Party decided to take the last Sunday in February as the National Women's Day.
1909 On March 8, the Chicago Women Workers' Union held a demonstration to demand equal rights between men and women. In August of the following year, at the Second International Socialist Women's Congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark, it was decided that March 8 of each year would be designated as Women's Day in order to promote the unity and liberation of international working women.