► Today March 8, 2018, we are celebrating the Women's Day, being the consecutive year number 8, since the first international celebration (2011), in 1972 the [General Assembly of the United Nations] (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asamblea_General_de_las_Naciones_Unidas) declared the year 1975 as the International Year of Women
● Despite starting its tradition only in 4 countries which are: Germany, Austria, Denmark and Switzerland, it has been extended to many countries.
● But that is not the point, what I want to achieve with this Post, it is basically at the cultural level of the people, because there is a lot of people who celebrate this day every year without knowing the* origin
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Origin of Women's Day
►Everything started in 1908, when 129 women defended their rights, they are said to be seamstresses (the majority), and they asked for a salary increase, reduction of working hours and the end of child labor they also asked for more such as the right to work, to vocational training, gender equality and non-discrimination at work.
Tragic Triangle Factory Event
● 140 young women among them the majority, immigrants, Jews and Italians died in the tragic fire of this factory in the city of New York, occurred on March 25, 1911, is one of the most recognized industrial disasters in the world.
Images of the events
The fire cost a balance of 129 workers and 17 workers, many between 15 and 25 years old, the tragedy was due to the inability of people to leave Building , many people unable to leave, risked jumping from the ninth, eighth and tenth floor
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Currently 100 years have passed since the protests of 1908 ...
Women's Day (Current)
► Annually thousands of people around the world gather to commemorate the events, or demand their rights of gender equality, in Spain it is normal to see large groups of people, including men and women, with posters.
Spain, Madrid
I clarify that I do not want to get to any political issue or anything like that, it's just a Post with a simple intention, I hope this information is useful and interesting, and become more cultured, I clarify that this does not mean that I agree with feminism
Happy Women's Day for All =)
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