Mother Teresa - Great Humanitarian
Hi! It's 8th March and it is celebrated all over the world as International Woman's Day . It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.Today's Post is dedicated to all the women of the world. Though the list of women who achieved remarkable success in different field is endless but I am giving here stamps on some of my favouruite women. This is all for today ! ......Till Next Post ,,,,,Have a Nice Time!
Women's DayInternational Woman's Day
The first IWD was observed on 28 February 1909 in the United States following a declaration by the Socialist Party of America. Among other relevant historic events, it came to commemorate the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. The idea of having an international women's day was first put forward at the turn of the 20th century amid rapid world industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions. By urban legend, women from clothing and textile factories staged one such protest on 8 March 1857 in New York City. The garment workers were protesting against very poor working conditions and low wages. The protesters were attacked and dispersed by police. These women established their first labor union in the same month two years later.
Rani Laxmi Bai - The Greatest Warrior of India
More protests followed on 8 March in subsequent years, most notably in 1908 when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights[citation needed. In 1910 the first international women's conference was held in Copenhagen , which until recently housed Ungdomshuset by the Second International and an 'International Women's Day' was established, which was submitted by the important German Socialist Clara Zetkin, although no date was specified. The following year, 1911, IWD was marked by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, on March 19. However, soon thereafter, on March 25, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City killed over 140 garment workers. A lack of safety measures was blamed for the high death toll. Furthermore, on the eve of World War I, women across Europe held peace rallies on 8 March 1913. In the West, International Women's Day was commemorated during the 1910s and 1920s, but dwindled. It was revived by the rise of feminism in the 1960s.
Women of Substance
Mother Teresa & Lady Diana
Iron lady of India - Great Administrator
Valentina Tereshkova -First woman in Space
Marie Curie - Greatest scientist of all time !
Anne Frank
Anne Frank's diary is known to millions as it recounts the life of a teenager hiding in the attic of a Dutch family's house in Nazi-occupied Holland, and her subsequent life in a concentration camp.
Maria Montessori - Introduced Montessori Education system
1 comment:
Great to see the stamps of famous Indian women. There are so many who have made their mark on our country and the world.
The sad thing is that there are a much huger number who remain trapped in the grips of poverty, unable to educate themselves and rise to a better future.
GiveIndia is a safe and trustworthy way to reach out to a woman who is waiting to break out and have a better life.
http://www.giveindia.org/t-help-women-india.aspx
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