International Women's Day was established in 1908 to celebrate the achievements of women. All around the world the day is noted with respect, appreciation and love towards women and acknowledgement of women's economic, social and political achievements. Soroptmist, an organization that looks to improve the lives of women and girls, were joined by the mayor of St. Helens, Andy Bowden to celebrate.
I like the International Women's Day holiday. I feel that it portrays an awesome message to
women everywhere. This holiday shows women how far we have come over the course of a hundred years.
This relates to AP Government and Politics because International Women's Day highlights women achieving the rights that we have today, i.e. the right to vote. Women have gone from having no rights to being considered equals with men.
http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/11110786.Mayor_backs_International_Women_s_Day/
While I am all for women's rights and I am proud of all that our gender has accomplished, I don't know how I feel about International Women's Day. It's kind of like Valentine's Day...aren't these the things that we should be celebrating all the time?
ReplyDeleteI love this holiday. Although this is one of those Halmark holidays, I think its cool to have a day dedicated to WOMEN! Just like you said, it provides an opportunity to reminisce and remeber how far we as a gender have come. Yay go us, women are fabulous! #GirlsRock
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