What is the origin of Women's Day?

Today, we all know that March 8 is Women's Day. However, it turns out that after years of struggle, Women's Day was designated as International Women's Day by the United Nations in 1975.

Briefly review the origin of Women's Day. 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; On March 8, 1909, Chicago women workers' groups held a demonstration to demand equal rights between men and women. On March 8 every year, there are demonstrations for women's rights and interests all over the world. 19 10, Clara Zetkin, the leader of the German women's movement, held an international women's conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, and proposed to designate March 8 as International Women's Day. It was not until 1975 that the United Nations began to celebrate International Women's Day, confirming the tradition of ordinary women's equal participation in society. Since then, March 8 has become a festival for working women all over the world to strive for peace, women's and children's rights and women's liberation.

As early as 1924, China began to celebrate Women's Day on March 8th. He Xiangning, then Minister of Women's Department of the Executive Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee, put forward the proposal that "women are equal in law, economy and education" at the Kuomintang meeting held in Guangzhou, which became an opportunity for Women's Day to take root in China. * * * After the production party came to power, the official media People's Daily confirmed the image of "March 8" International Women's Day and "New China Women". It's a pity that the * * * production party only regards Women's Day as a means to publicize political thoughts, but does not really pay attention to women's rights and interests. As the People's Daily published on 1960 Women's Day, "women all over the country must set lofty aspirations, strive to become red, hardworking, skilled and thrifty socialist working women, and make greater contributions to the completion and overfulfilling of 1960 national construction plan and the rapid construction of socialism.

Anecdote about the origin of Women's Day

The idea of establishing International Women's Day was first born in the early 20th century, when western countries were in the stage of rapid industrialization and economic expansion. Poor working conditions and low wages have led to various protests and strikes. On March 8th, 1857, women garment and textile workers in new york took to the streets to protest against poor working conditions and low wages. The marchers were surrounded by police and dispersed. Two years later, in March, these women formed their first trade union.

In the next few years, there were similar protests on March 8 almost every year. The most striking thing is1March 8th, 908. 15000 women marched in new york, demanding shorter working hours, higher labor remuneration and voting rights, and prohibiting the use of child labor. Their slogan is "bread and roses". Bread symbolizes economic security, and roses symbolize a better quality of life.

On March 8, 1909, Chicago women workers' groups held a demonstration to demand equal rights between men and women. In August of the following year, at the Second International Socialist Women's Congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in order to promote the unity and liberation of international working women, it was decided to designate March 8 as Women's Day every year. Also known as International Women's Day.

1910 In August, the second International Socialist Women's Congress was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Representatives from 17 countries attended the meeting. The main issues discussed at the meeting were opposing imperialist expansion, 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 day and women's right to vote were also discussed. Clara Zetkin, a famous German socialist revolutionary and outstanding proletarian fighter who led the meeting, proposed that March 8 every year be the World Women's Struggle Day, which was unanimously supported by the participants. Since then, "March 8" Women's Day has become a festival for women in the world to fight for their rights and liberation.