On March 8th, the Women's Day is celebrated, but where does the custom of dedicating one day to a kind sex come from? And why exactly on this date?
The historical origin dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, more precisely to 28 February 1909 when in New York, The American Socialist Party decided to hold the first day of the woman's day to celebrate the great strike of workers in the textile sector the previous year to protest against working conditions.
The following year, following the official declaration of an International Women's Day issued at the Socialist International
in Copenhagen, various European countries began to organize rallies and marches to demand equality at work and the
right to vote for women, even if on different dates depending on the country.
The definitive consecration of the date of 8 March is instead due to the protest of Russian women who are protesting.
On March 8,1917, they marched against the war and the government of the Tsar, asking for "bread and peace".
Four days later, the Tsarist government fell and women in Russia got the right to vote.
In 1975, during the celebration of the International Year of Women, the United Nations designated officially 8 March as International Women's Day.