Comments on: HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY http://bhagya.wordpress.com/2007/03/04/history-of-international-womens-day/ Testing is a skill. While this may come as a surprise to some people it is a simple fact Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:02:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: MSDN Blog Postings » Celebrating International Women's Day http://bhagya.wordpress.com/2007/03/04/history-of-international-womens-day/#comment-128 MSDN Blog Postings » Celebrating International Women's Day Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:02:27 +0000 http://bhagya.wordpress.com/2007/03/04/history-of-international-womens-day/#comment-128 [...] reminded us to wear suffragettes colours - purple/green/white, and sent us these links: History of International Womens Day, Women for Women international,  to remind us what International Women Day stood for exactly [...] [...] reminded us to wear suffragettes colours – purple/green/white, and sent us these links: History of International Womens Day, Women for Women international,  to remind us what International Women Day stood for exactly [...]

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]]> By: bhagya http://bhagya.wordpress.com/2007/03/04/history-of-international-womens-day/#comment-6 bhagya Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:11:57 +0000 http://bhagya.wordpress.com/2007/03/04/history-of-international-womens-day/#comment-6 Hey Guys did you know that the Day is a national holiday in Russia The day was first marked as an international holiday in 1911, celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. Men and women attended rallies calling for women to be allowed to vote, hold public office, and enjoy equal opportunities in the workforce. Today, IWD rallies, lectures and sporting events will take place all over the world. In some countries, today is the beginning of International Women's Week; in the US, it kicks off International Women's Month. Hey Guys did you know that the Day is a national holiday in Russia

The day was first marked as an international holiday in 1911, celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. Men and women attended rallies calling for women to be allowed to vote, hold public office, and enjoy equal opportunities in the workforce. Today, IWD rallies, lectures and sporting events will take place all over the world. In some countries, today is the beginning of International Women’s Week; in the US, it kicks off International Women’s Month.

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