International Women's Day 2024

Celebrating International Women's Day 2024

with inspiring tales from Friends of Ireland women


To celebrate International Women's Day, Friends of Ireland The Tara Trust profiled strong, independent women. 8 March is International Women’s Day – devoted to celebrating the achievements of women.

It began life as National Women’s Day in the United States back in February 1909. The following year, at the second International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen, Denmark, women’s rights activist Clara Zetkin called for an international women’s day to give women a greater voice to further their demands for equal rights.

It was unanimously approved by the female attendees from 17 countries, including Finland’s first three women MPs. International Women’s Day was marked for the first time in March 1911 – and the date was fixed as 8 March in 1913. The UN celebrated it for the first time in 1975 and in 1996 it announced its first annual theme: "Celebrating the past, Planning for the Future".


 


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