The Barnes & Noble Review - Women's Day

Women's Day: "March 8: This is International Women's Day, so designated by the United Nations in 1977, now honored in most countries, and a national holiday in some. The idea for such a day was first proposed in the early 1900s by several Socialist or Workers alliances. March 8th was designated as IWD due to a convergence of international events on or about this day, from New York City protest marches to the Russian Revolution."