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Dear Martin--
Thanks a lot for your very helpful historical overview.
Eugene
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Ryder <mryder who-is-at carbon.cudenver.edu>
To: Eugene Matusov <ematusov who-is-at UDel.Edu>
Cc: xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Date: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: Women's international day
>Eugene and all,
>
>International Women's day was first celebrated in 1857 on March
>8th in New York City. It was a general strike in support of
>textile workers suffering low wages and atrocious working
>conditions. The tragic Triangle fire in New York City (Mar 25,
>1911) where 140 women garment workers lost their lives lent
>significant meaning to the original intent to regognize the plight
>of working women. In the wake of this tragedy, International
>Women's day began to be commemorated elsewhere including Denmark,
>Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, (1911-12) and pre-Bulshivik Russia
>(1913). This day became a means for women to rally in protest of
>the First World War in 1914-1917. Since WW2, this day has been
>adopted in 3rd world countries where conditions for working women
>have been particularly oppressive. The United Nations began
>celebrating International Women's day in 1977. Because of its
>socialist origins, the holiday has never gained mainstream
>political support in the USA where it all began.
>
>For more info, see the United Nations
>page: http://www.undp.org/fwcw/8march.htm
>
>Martin R.
>
>On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Eugene Matusov wrote:
>
>> Hi everybody--
>>
>> I'm joining Ricardo in his solidarity with women. I want to know if
>> somebody knows the history of the March 8th day as the International Day
of
>> solidity with women. When and how did this celebration start? What is
the
>> story behind it? I know that very few people in the US celebrate or even
>> know about this day. Why is it so?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Eugene
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ricardo Ottoni <rjapias who-is-at ibm.net>
>> To: xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
>> Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 11:16 PM
>> Subject: Women's international day
>>
>>
>> >To all women in this list,
>> >my solidarity,
>> >and
>> >as Barbara Kruger said on an out-door here, in Brazil, in 1992:
>> >"Women do not have to be in silence"
>> >
>> >Ricardo.
>>
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