When did Women's Day begin?

When did Women's Day begin and when was Women's Day born?

1921-15 On September 9th, the 2nd International Conference on Productive Women decided to designate March 8th every year as International Women's Day. So the first Women's Day on March 8th is in 192 1 year.

Tracing the history of March 8 Women's Day

19 10 In August, the second International Socialist Women's Congress was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Representatives from 65,438+07 countries attended the meeting. The main issues discussed at the meeting were opposing imperialist expansion and preparing for war and safeguarding world peace. At the same time, issues such as protecting the rights of women and children, striving for an eight-hour working system and women's right to vote were also discussed.

19 1 19 March 19, proletarian women in some European countries held the first celebration of International Women's Day in history. Rallies for voting rights were held all over Germany, and more than 5,000 male and female workers participated in Berlin alone. Women in Denmark, Austria, Switzerland and other countries also held rallies and parades. A total of/kloc-0.00 million people held various activities to celebrate International Women's Day.

Six days later, on March 25th, a fire broke out in the famous new york Triangle Underwear Factory in new york, which killed 140 female garment workers, most of whom were Italian and Jewish immigrants. Poor working conditions are considered to be the main cause of such heavy casualties. The fire later had an important impact on American labor legislation.

On the eve of the outbreak of World War I, European women also took to the streets on March 8, 2003 1965438+2003 to oppose the war by holding peaceful assemblies and other forms.

1921September 9- 15, the second international conference of women representatives was held in Moscow, attended by 82 representatives from 28 countries. At the meeting, Bulgarian woman party member suggested that March 8th every year be designated as International Women's Day to commemorate the heroic struggle of Russian women workers in the February Revolution of 19 17. The Second International Conference on Productive Women adopted this proposal and adopted a resolution to designate March 8 as International Women's Day.

Since then, proletarian women all over the world celebrate their festivals in different forms every year on this day, but because of the development and changes of the times, their purpose is not only to fight for women's right to vote. Starting from 1922, Pravda and International Newsletter of the Soviet Union, that is, the organ of the Executive Committee of Production International, all opened columns in March to introduce International Women's Day, the struggle of proletarian women in various countries and their living and working conditions.

Women's Day in other countries

In Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia, this day is a legal holiday.

In some countries, such as Cameroon, Croatia, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Chile, it is not a public holiday, but it is still widely celebrated. On this day, men usually send flowers and small gifts to the women in their lives-friends, mothers, wives, girlfriends, daughters, colleagues and so on. In some countries (such as Bulgaria and Romania), this day is also regarded as Mother's Day, and children also give small gifts to their mothers and grandmothers. This day is still a legal holiday in Russia, and men will give gifts to women to celebrate the festival.