Monday 8 March 2010

International Women's Day


Today is International Women's Day. It was first held in 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, when over a million women attended rallies demanding equality. Ukraine, China and Vietnam mark it with a holiday. Here are some further facts and here is the official website. But is such a day really needed any more? What events from "women's history" are worth celebrating today?

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