Google launches a new doodle animated in commemoration of International Women’s Day which is celebrated, like every year, this March 8.
This day aims vindicate the historical struggle of women for equal rights, as well as promoting the eradication of violence and discrimination.
In many parts of the world, the date is commemorated with activities, events and demonstrations that seek to make visible the challenges that still persist.
He International Women’s Day It has its origin in the struggles of women workers for better working conditions, equal rights and social recognition. one of the first background dates back to the 19th century, in the middle Industrial Revolution, when women began to organize to demand fair wages and decent working hours.
In 1857hundreds of Textile workers took to the streets of New York to protest their working conditions and for the low salaries that, in many cases, were less than half of what men earned for the same task.
He International recognition of the date came in 1910, during the Second International Conference of Socialist Women held in Copenhagen, Denmark. There, socialist leader Clara Zetkin proposed establishing a day dedicated to working women, with the aim of promoting equal rights and women’s suffrage.
The first commemoration of Women’s Day took place on March 19, 1911 in Germany, Austria, Denmark and Switzerland, and over time the celebration spread throughout the world.
On March 25 of that same year, 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women and some girls, died in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York, USA. The doors closed by the factory owners to prevent theft and breaks in the work day trapped the workers, turning the place into a death trap.
One year later, Thousands of textile workers participated in the so-called Lawrence Strike, in the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts. During the protests, the workers marched with the slogan “Bread and roses”a motto that summarized their demand for better salaries and decent living conditions. The phrase over time became a symbol of labor struggles and women’s rights movements.
Finally, in 1975, the The United Nations Organization made the date official as International Women’s Day, consolidating its global character as a day of reflection and demand for gender equality.
