The Past And Present Lives Of Women's Day On March 8th: From New York Workers' Day To International Festivals

The International Women's Day was set up to commemorate the international women's rights movement and to take this opportunity to celebrate women's contributions and achievements in the political, economic and social fields.
Today's well-known "March 8" International Women's Day is derived from the international labor movement. The English name is International Women's Day, which can also be translated into "International Women's Day" or "International Women's Day".
The seeds were sown in 1908. That year, 15000 women rallied and marched in New York, protesting against employers' exploitation of women workers, demanding shorter working hours, higher wages and the right to vote for women.
After the parade, the Socialist Party of America (SPA) announced the establishment of National Women's Day in 1909.
On March 25, 1911, the New York Triangle underwear factory fire killed more than 140 women workers, shocked the United States, led to a series of social reforms and labor law reforms, and also became an important opportunity for the development of the American women's rights movement.
Later, Clara Zetkin, an important figure in the history of the feminist movement and the leader of the German women's movement, proposed to upgrade the National Women's Day in the United States to International Women's Day. Caitkin put forward this initiative at the International Conference of Working Women held in Copenhagen in 1910, and 100 women representatives from 17 countries unanimously agreed. It's settled.
On March 19, 1911, women gathered and marched for the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland to celebrate "Women's Day". Rallies for the right to vote have also been held across germany.
The "internationality" of Women's Day was easily challenged in the first decades, and the situation did not change until 1975. That year, the United Nations (UN) began to celebrate Women's Day on March 8, which was equivalent to an official stamp on the international status of Women's Day on March 8.
Later, the United Nations decided that there should be a specific and clear theme for the celebration of the March 8th Festival every year. Therefore, since 1996, the celebration of the International Women's Day of the United Nations has had an annual theme. In 1996, the theme was "Celebrating the past, Planning for the Future".
International Women's Day has grown from the soil of the European labor movement and has always been rooted in political genes. Therefore, there are always strikes or demonstrations in some places on this day every year to protest against discrimination and injustice against women, and to raise the public's awareness of gender equality and equality.
Why is March 8th?
Caitkin proposed that women all over the world should have their own festivals, but there was no fixed date. March 8 officially became International Women's Day in 1917.
On March 8, 1917 (February 23, Julian calendar), the St. Petersburg strike, which broke out due to food shortage and deterioration of factory environment, lasted for three or four days. The Tsar abdicated the throne. Members of the Duma of the Russian Empire established an interim government and granted women the right to vote. It was known as the "February Revolution" in history and became the prelude to the "October Revolution" in Russia. At that time, many women workers took part in the general strike, demanding "bread and peace" and the right to vote.
In this way, the coming after March 8 of the Gregorian calendar is designated as International Women's Day.