1On March 8th, 909, women workers in Chicago, USA held a massive strike demonstration for freedom and equality, and put forward political and economic demands such as obtaining the right to vote, implementing the eight-hour working system and increasing wages. This organized struggle has fully demonstrated the strength of working women and won the positive response and support of working women all over the world.

19 10 In August, the Second International Socialist Women's Congress was held in Denmark, and more than 100 women representatives from 17 countries attended the meeting. The General Assembly unanimously adopted the initiative put forward by Tsetkin and others: March 8 every year will be regarded as the festival of international working women, so as to strengthen the unity of international working women and strive for freedom and equality.

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1924 On March 8th, under the auspices of He Xiangning, a famous China woman activist, women from all walks of life in China held a rally in Guangzhou for the first time to commemorate Women's Day on March 8th, and put forward slogans such as "Abolish polygamy and forbid concubinage".

After the founding of New China, the State Council of the Central People's Government designated March 8 as Women's Day on June1949+February 65438.

In order to arouse the attention of the international community to women's issues, the United Nations has made active efforts to promote and protect women's rights since its establishment. 1977, the General Assembly officially decided to designate March 8 as "United Nations Women's Rights Day and International Peace Day".

China Net-The Origin of International Women's Day