IWD’S HISTORY EMANATED OVER 100 YEARS AGO
National Women’s Day was earlier held on February 28th, 1909 in New York which was organized by the Socialist Party of America through the suggestion of activist named Theresa Malkiel. Later, in August 1910, German Socialist, Luise Zietz under the influence of American socialists initiated the establishment of an annual Women’s Day.
It was then backed up by fellow socialist and later communist leader Clara Zetkin and supported by socialist activist Kate Duncker but no date was announced at that particular conference. However, it was supported by the delegates from different countries as they agreed to the idea of promoting equal rights which also include suffrage for women.
Howbeit, Americans continued to celebrate National Women’s Day on the last Sunday of February. Later in 1917, people started celebrating women’s day all over the world. International Women’s Day has been rich with its history and it has been doing a wonderful job in lighting up the life of each woman of the world.
