CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Origins. The earliest reported Women’s Day observance, called “National Woman’s Day", was held on February 28, 1909, in New York City, organized by the Socialist Party of America at the suggestion of activist Theresa Malkiel.

Detailed explanation-2: -Women continued to celebrate it on the last Sunday of that month through 1913. The Socialist International, meeting in Copenhagen, established a Women’s Day, international in character, to honour the movement for women’s rights and to assist in achieving universal suffrage for women.

Detailed explanation-3: -1975 was observed as the International Women’s Year and since then March 8 is being celebrated as International Women’s Day. In India, national women’s day is observed on February 13 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu, who was a pioneer in advocating for women’s rights.

Detailed explanation-4: -International Women’s Day has occurred for well over a century with the first gathering held in 1911. Learn more about the IWD’s timeline.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first National Woman’s Day was observed in the United States on February 28 1909, which the Socialist Party of America dedicated in honor of the 1908 garment workers’ strike in New York where women protested against harsh working conditions.