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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (8 March)
Clara Zetkin launched the very first International Women's Day in 1911 after she had initially proposed the idea the year before at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen.
Clara Zetkin
The leader of the "Women’s Office" for the Social Democratic Party in Germany she was a women enthused about women’s politics, the fight for equal opportunities and women’s suffrage. Clara's life
Importance of New Zealand
In 1869 British MP John Stuart Mill made the first call for women's right to vote, but it was New Zealand that became the first country in the world to give women the vote in 1893. For more information
1911 - The Early Years
International Women's Day originated with the Socialist movement of the time, the fight for the recognition of women's rights being its main agenda.
1975 - United Nations Recognition
International Women's Day is globally recognised in the developed and developing worlds and 1975 was designated as Internals Women's Year by the Un ited Nations. International Women's Day Timeline
Women Living in Extraordinary Times
Thomson Reuters invites you to join them in celebrating International Women's Day and the role of women in bringing about positive change in the world. To mark this occasion Reuters has created a slideshow of women from across the globe, living in extraordinary times.
A Women's Worlds
View this great slide showing images of women from around the world
International Women's Day
Visit the IWD website and take a moment to read through this great site
