Why is there Women’s Day?

Women’s Day is to commemorate and continue to fight for women’s rights and liberation.

On March 8, 1857, female garment and textile workers in New York, USA, took to the streets to protest against poor working conditions and low wages. Although the authorities deployed police to attack and disperse the protest crowd, the protest led to the establishment of the first trade union organization two years later in March.

In August 1910, the Second International Socialist Women’s Congress was held in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Representatives from 17 countries attended the meeting. The theme of the discussion was opposing imperialist armament expansion and war preparations and safeguarding world peace; issues such as protecting the rights of women and children, fighting for an eight-hour working day and women's suffrage were also discussed.

Klara Zetkin, the famous German socialist revolutionary and outstanding communist fighter who led this conference, proposed that March 8 every year be designated as International Women’s Day, which was supported by the representatives at the conference. unanimous support.

Since then, "March 8th" Women's Day has become a festival for women around the world to fight for their rights and liberation. March 8, 1911 was the first International Women's Day.

Extended information:

International Women’s Day is a testimony of women’s creation of history. Women’s struggle for equality with men is very long. Lysistrata in ancient Greece led women's struggles to prevent war; during the French Revolution, Parisian women shouted "liberty, equality, fraternity" and took to the streets of Versailles to fight for the right to vote.

3.8 International Women’s Day is a holiday for women all over the world. This day is recognized by the United Nations and has also been designated as a legal holiday by many countries.

Women from all over the world, although separated by different national boundaries, races, languages, cultures, economies and politics, can celebrate their own festivals at the same time on this day. Let people look back on the struggle for equality, justice, peace and development 90 years ago.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia--International Women's Day