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Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxemburg 1910, before Zetkin proposed to the Second International, that March 8 be celebrated as International Women’s Day to commemorate the 1908 garment workers strike in New York City.

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MikeDunnAuthor Mar 8

Today in Labor History March 8, 1908: Thousands of workers in the New York needle trades (mostly women) launched a strike for higher wages, shorter hours and an end to child labor. They chose this date in commemoration of the 1857 strike, women garment workers struck in New York City for a 10-hour workday, better working conditions, and equal rights for women. In 1910, German communist Clara Zetkin proposed to the Second International, that March 8 be celebrated as International Women’s Day to commemorate the 1908 strike. In 1911, over 1 million people participated in International Women’s Day events in Austria-Hungary, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. In Vienna, they carried banners honoring the martyrs of the Paris Commune. In 1917, Women’s Day protests and labor strikes in Petrograd helped spark the Russian Revolution. Because of its communist affiliations, and the anti-communist propaganda and persecution by the U.S. government, International Women’s Day was largely forgotten in the U.S., until feminist Laura X organized a protest in Berkeley, California on March 8, 1969. She also called for a Women’s History Month to be built around International Women’s Day. Later that year, she took the surname X to protest men’s legal ownership of women and the anonymity of women’s history.

In 1975, the United Nations recognized March 8 as International Women’s Day. In 1979, thousands of women protested in the streets of Tehran against the regime’s sexist laws, particularly the mandatory hijab. The six days of protest forced the government to temporarily withdraw the decree requiring veiling of women. But soon after this, the conservatives successfully eliminated what remained of the liberals and left, securing complete control of the government, and reintroduced the mandatory hijab, which remains to this day.

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Karl Dietz Verlag Berlin Mar 8

Gender Pay Gap, fehlende Rentenzeiten durch Care Arbeit, Frauenquote, § 218 immer noch nicht abgeschafft — #ClaraZetkin wäre so was von pissed. Wer Feminismus mit Klassenbewusstsein denkt, kommt an ihr nicht vorbei. No Lean-In Feminist: dietzberlin.de/clara... /2

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Karl Dietz Verlag Berlin Mar 8

DieoderKeine Mar 8

#clarazetkin

Psicospace.it Mar 8

Perché l’8 marzo è la Giornata Internazionale della Donna? Storia, miti e significato reale

Ogni anno l’8 marzo arriva accompagnato da mimose, auguri e celebrazioni che spesso trasformano questa ricorrenza in una generica “festa della donna”. Ma in realtà, la sua origine è molto diversa. La Giornata Internazionale della Donna nasce come momento di mobilitazione politica e sociale, legato alle battaglie per i diritti civili, il lavoro e la partecipazione politica. Comprendere perché oggi ricordiamo questa data richiede un viaggio nella storia tra la fine dell’Ottocento […]

https://www.psicospace.it/giornata-internazionale-della-donna-storia-8-marzo/

hypsibius_dujardini Mar 7

#LutteOuvrière le 04/03/2026 :
#8mars : #féminisme et émancipation sociale, des combats indissociables !

https://www.lutte-ouvriere.org/journal/article/8nbspmars-feminisme-emancipation-sociale-combats-indissociables-192257.html
MP3: https://audios.lutte-ouvriere.org/medias/audiolo/LO_3005/LO_3005_article_02_8nbspmars-feminisme-emancipation-sociale-combats-indissociables-192257.mp3

La Journée internationale des droits des femmes a été initiée par le mouvement ouvrier socialiste, sous l’impulsion de la militante #ClaraZetkin.

#AugustBebel : "Il ne peut y avoir d’émancipation humaine sans indépendance sociale des femmes et sans égalité des sexes"
Réciproquement, la pleine émancipation des femmes est impossible tant que l’Humanité sera soumise à l’exploitation capitaliste.
Combattre pour le #communisme, c’est lutter pour un avenir dans lequel toutes les oppressions auront disparu.