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[[File:International Women's Day poster.png|thumb|302x302px|1914 banned poster from [[German Empire (1871–1918)|Germany]] celebrating International Women's Day]] | [[File:International Women's Day poster.png|thumb|302x302px|1914 banned poster from [[German Empire (1871–1918)|Germany]] celebrating International Women's Day]] | ||
'''International Women's Day''' is a holiday founded in 1909 by the [[Socialist Party of America]] to honor the struggle of [[Proletariat|proletarian]] women against [[capitalism]] and [[Sexism|gender-based oppression]]. The [[Second International]] adopted the holiday in 1910 and the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] made it an official holiday at the request of [[Alexandra Kollontai]], and the Presidium of the [[Supreme Soviet]] made it a non-working day in 1965. The [[United Nations|UN]] recognized the day in 1975.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Yenica Cortes|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=The history of IWD: Women’s power is people’s power!|date=2008-02-22|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/08-02-22-womens-power-is-peoples-power-html/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129004024/https://www.liberationschool.org/08-02-22-womens-power-is-peoples-power-html/|archive-date=2022-11-29|retrieved=2023-02-09}}</ref> | '''International Women's Day''' is a holiday on March 8 founded in 1909 by the [[Socialist Party of America]] to honor the struggle of [[Proletariat|proletarian]] women against [[capitalism]] and [[Sexism|gender-based oppression]]. The [[Second International]] adopted the holiday in 1910 and the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] made it an official holiday at the request of [[Alexandra Kollontai]], and the Presidium of the [[Supreme Soviet]] made it a non-working day in 1965. The [[United Nations|UN]] recognized the day in 1975.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Yenica Cortes|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=The history of IWD: Women’s power is people’s power!|date=2008-02-22|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/08-02-22-womens-power-is-peoples-power-html/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129004024/https://www.liberationschool.org/08-02-22-womens-power-is-peoples-power-html/|archive-date=2022-11-29|retrieved=2023-02-09}}</ref> | ||
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International Women's Day is a holiday on March 8 founded in 1909 by the Socialist Party of America to honor the struggle of proletarian women against capitalism and gender-based oppression. The Second International adopted the holiday in 1910 and the Soviet Union made it an official holiday at the request of Alexandra Kollontai, and the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet made it a non-working day in 1965. The UN recognized the day in 1975.[1]
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- ↑ Yenica Cortes (2008-02-22). "The history of IWD: Women’s power is people’s power!" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-02-09.