International Women’s Day traces its lineage back to the very founding of America, and tied it to a letter sent by First Lady Abigail Smith Adams in 1776, which urged the Continental Congress to ...

March is International Women’s Month, but International Women’s Day is this weekend. Here’s everything you need to know to mark the occasion, including how you can participate. When is ...

International Women's Day is observed on March 8 after a massive protest in Russia on Feb. 23, 1917, that led to the country's eventual withdrawal from the war. At the time, ...

International Women’s Day has been taking place on March 8 for more than 100 years. Here’s what you need to know about why we celebrate International Women’s Day.

International Women’s Day originated more than 100 years ago. On February 28, 1909, the now-dissolved Socialist Party of America organized the first National Woman’s Day, which took place on ...

The 100 women in attendance unanimously supported the idea and on 19 March 1911, the first International Women’s Day was celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, as well as the US.

Key milestones include the 1908 march of 15,000 women in New York City demanding better rights, the first National Woman's Day in the US in 1909, Clara Zetkin's 1910 proposal for an International ...