International Women’s Day, which has existed for more than 100 years, was the product of an era marked by rapid change and upheaval in the industrialized world. As the planet's population grew and the demand for labor increased, and as new ideologies took shape, women were thrust into a brave new world and confronted with a host of challenges.
The first day dedicated to women was established in 1911, and it was observed for the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on March 19, when more than 1 million people attended rallies around the world to assert women’s right to work, vote, be trained and hold public office. Two years later, the day was officially changed to March 8, the date on which it's been celebrated globally ever since as International Women’s Day.
Today, International Women’s Day is recognized by the UN and is an official holiday in 27 countries. On this day each year, men are asked to honor their mothers, wives, girlfriends and colleagues -- similar to Mother’s Day, when boys and men celebrate and give gifts to their mothers and grandmothers.
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International Women's Day Quotes
“Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity.” -- Ghandi
“Women are leaders everywhere you look -- from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women, and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.” -- Nancy Pelosi
“Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.” -- Eleanor Roosevelt
“Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of a man at twice its natural size.” -- Virginia Woolf
“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.” -- Roseanne Barr
“I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.” -- Louisa May Alcott
"The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world." -- Charles Malik
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” -- Oprah Winfrey
“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” -- Margaret Thatcher
“In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.” -- Hillary Clinton
"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition." – Marilyn Monroe
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” -- Maya Angelou, African American Poet
“Modern invention has banished the spinning wheel, and the same law of progress makes the woman of today a different woman from her grandmother.” -- Susan B. Anthony, Women's Activist
“Men and boys, we show our manhood through the way we treat our women. Our wives, our sisters, our mothers.” -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu
“One is not born a woman, one becomes one.” -- Simone de Beauvoir
“Women are the real architects of society.” -- Harriet Beecher Stowe
The first day dedicated to women was established in 1911, and it was observed for the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on March 19, when more than 1 million people attended rallies around the world to assert women’s right to work, vote, be trained and hold public office. Two years later, the day was officially changed to March 8, the date on which it's been celebrated globally ever since as International Women’s Day.
Today, International Women’s Day is recognized by the UN and is an official holiday in 27 countries. On this day each year, men are asked to honor their mothers, wives, girlfriends and colleagues -- similar to Mother’s Day, when boys and men celebrate and give gifts to their mothers and grandmothers.
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International Women's Day Quotes
“Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity.” -- Ghandi
“Women are leaders everywhere you look -- from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women, and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.” -- Nancy Pelosi
“Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.” -- Eleanor Roosevelt
“Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of a man at twice its natural size.” -- Virginia Woolf
“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.” -- Roseanne Barr
“I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.” -- Louisa May Alcott
"The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world." -- Charles Malik
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” -- Oprah Winfrey
“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” -- Margaret Thatcher
“In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.” -- Hillary Clinton
"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition." – Marilyn Monroe
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” -- Maya Angelou, African American Poet
“Modern invention has banished the spinning wheel, and the same law of progress makes the woman of today a different woman from her grandmother.” -- Susan B. Anthony, Women's Activist
“Men and boys, we show our manhood through the way we treat our women. Our wives, our sisters, our mothers.” -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu
“One is not born a woman, one becomes one.” -- Simone de Beauvoir
“Women are the real architects of society.” -- Harriet Beecher Stowe
