International Women`s Day on March 8th

What happened on March 8th? The relevant page on the official United Nations website states that the February 1917 Revolution that ended tsar ism began with women's protests and strikes on March 8, the Gregorian calendar, and led to events leading up to the March 8 elections .

How did International Women's Day on March 8 come about?

International Women's Day began on March 8, 1857, when a group of working women demanded their rights. On International Women's Day, women who campaigned in all areas for a better world campaigned to improve women's political and social awareness.

The oppression, injustice and discrimination women face because of their human rights are evident today. International Women's Day as defined by the United Nations also has a tragic history about women's work. Every year March 8th is celebrated as International Women's Day.

Clara Zetkin, one of the leaders of the German Social Democrats, proposed at the Second International Women's Congress that March 8 should be declared International Women's Day to commemorate the deaths of workers in a textile factory fire on March 8, 1857. On August 1, 1910, the International Conference of Socialist Women was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The proposal was accepted unanimously.

In the early years, no specific date was set and it was celebrated on a different date, but always in spring. In 1921, at the Third International Congress of Women in Moscow, the date of March 8 was set.

International Women's Day was banned in some countries during World War I and World War II, but gained prominence when it was observed in the United States in the late 1960s.

On December 16, 1977, the United Nations General Assembly approved the designation of March 8 as International Women's Day. The United Nations website's date range does not indicate that the ceremony was held to commemorate the workers who died in New York.

Women's Day in Turkey

In 1921, March 8 was celebrated in Turkey as International Working Women's Day. There was no celebration for four years during the 1980 coup. It has been celebrated by broader crowds every day since 1984.

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