The History Of International Women's Day

By Arianna.Roma

  • 1900

    1900
    the first problems begin, where issues concerning women are discussed in Germany.

  • 1907

    1907
    first conference of socialist women in Germany, led by Clara Zetkin.

  • 1909

    1909
    first socialist party, protest march through the streets of New York.

  • 1910

    1910
    second conference in Copenhagen where it was decided to protest on women’s rights, one day a year

  • 1911

    1911
    first protest of women in Vienna. 1912 – bread and rose strike in the United States.

  • 1917

    1917
    women work in factories, but to have full rights they risk death

  • 1921

    1921
    Clara Zetkin and the second conference begin the struggle for women on March 8th.

  • 1922

    1922
    Women’s Day becomes a Communist holiday.

  • 1940

    1940
    his name changed from women’s day to women’s day.

  • 1946

    1946
    Stalin eliminated liberal policies and banned abortion.

  • 1970

    1970
    Women’s Day is celebrated only by the socialist countries.

  • 1975

    1975
    the united nations to celebrate this event sent the first woman to the moon, Valentina Tereshkova.