International Women's Day is celebrated all over the world on 8th March every year to celebrate the festivity, respect, and eminence of women and the celebration of their economic, political and social achievements. But do you know why International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8, when it started celebrating, etc? Let's study this article.
How did the International Women's Day begin to celebrate?
1908 In New York City, for the demand for voting rights, 15,000 women marched to reduce work hours and get better pay. According to the American Socialist Party's announcement, one year later, in 1909, the first national women's day in the United States was celebrated on February 28.
Clara Zetkin, the Leader of the Women's Office of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, kept the idea of celebrating International Women's Day in 1910. He suggested that women should celebrate International Women's Day in every country to pursue their demands. This is where you can tell that more than 100 women from around 17 countries agreed on this suggestion in an international conference and thus the International Women's Day was established.
At this time its main objective was to get women voting rights. For the first time on March 19, 1911, International Women's Day was celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. Two years later, changing its date i.e. in 1913, it was turned into 8 March and has been celebrated every year since then.
The main theme of International Women's Day 2019 is #BalanceforBetter
How is International Women's Day celebrated?
International Women's Day is celebrated with great fame in the whole world. On this day, special treatment is given to women at home or in the office. They are given gifts, flavors, chocolates, etc. In many places the party is also Somewhere on this day, women are given holiday or halfway to women on this day. According to the theme, there are campaigns in place. It is celebrated as a celebration of women's economic, social and political achievements.
