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Inspired in part by the American socialists, German delegates Clara Zetkin, Käte Duncker, Paula Thiede, and others proposed the establishment of an annual "Women's Day", although no date was specified. [8] [14] [18] The 100 delegates, representing 17 countries, agreed with the idea as a strategy to promote equal rights, including women's ...
In 1978, the school district of Sonoma, California participated in Women's History Week, an event designed around the week of March 8 (International Women's Day). In 1979, a fifteen-day conference about women's history was held at Sarah Lawrence College from July 13 until July 29, chaired by historian Gerda Lerner.
International Women's Day, 8 March; Walk To Work Day, second Wednesday of March [2] World Sleep Day, 15 March [3] Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March; Race Relations Day, 22 March; World Haemophilia Day, 17 April; April Fools' Day, 1 April; World Book Day, 23 April; Poppy Day, Friday before April 25 (Anzac Day) J Day, 3 May; Sleep Apnea Awareness Day ...
The holiday falls on 8 March every year
Watch as Jill Biden hosts the annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards ceremony at the White House with Antony Blinken on International Women’s Day. In a statement marking the ...
Equal Pay Day flag flying on March 21, 2014 in Alsbach, Germany . Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap.In the United States, this date symbolizes how far into the year the average median woman must work (in addition to their earnings last year) in order to have earned what the average median man had earned the entire previous year.
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]
April 21. National Chickpea Day. National Kindergarten Day. National Tea Day. World Creativity and Innovation Day. April 22. Earth Day. National Jelly Bean Day. Passover begins. April 23. National ...