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International Women's Day had been largely forgotten in the United States by the late 1960s, before an activist called Laura X organized a march in Berkeley, California, on International Women’s Day in 1969. [42] The march led to the creation of The Women’s History Research Center, a central archive of the women’s movement from 1968 to ...
Laura X organized a march in Berkeley, California, on International Women's Day in 1969; International Women's Day had been largely forgotten in the United States before then. [4] The march led to the creation of The Women's History Research Center, a central archive of the women's movement from 1968 to 1974. [5]
March 14. International Day of Mathematics. National Potato Chip Day. Pi Day. White Day. March 15. World Consumer Rights Day. March 16. National Corn Dog Day. March 17. Evacuation Day. Saint ...
International Women's Day, on March 8; National Woman's Day, a predecessor of International Women's Day in the United States; National Women's Day, celebrated in South Africa on August 9; National Women's Day, celebrated in East Timor on November 3; The Combined Holidays of Women's Day and Children's Day, celebrated in Taiwan on April 4
2. The day became Women's History Week in 1978. An education task force in Sonoma County, California kicked off Women's History Week in 1978 on March 8, International Women's Day, according to the ...
Women supporters of a religious party "Jamaat-e-Islami" participate in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
International Women's Year (IWY) was the name given to 1975 by the United Nations. Since that year March 8 has been celebrated as International Women's Day, and the United Nations Decade for Women, from 1976 to 1985, was also established. [1] [2]
4 March - World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development [9] 8 March - International Women’s Day [10] 14 March - International Day of Mathematics [11] 20 March - International Francophonie Day [12] 21 March - World Poetry Day [13] International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [14] International Day of Nowruz [15]