08MAR2018 - Holiday Today - International Women's Day

International Women's Day - Cultural Observances
March 8 is International Women's Day. Originally this day was created to appreciate women's rights and suffrage, but later it lost its political significance and became a blend of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day.
International Women's Day appeared in the USA in 1909, when it was observed for the first time in New York. The Socialist Party of America organized this holiday to commemorate the strike of the International Ladies' Garment Workers. Despite later focus claimed, that a specific strike was held on March 8, in fact there were no such event.