Equality with their male peers was what was wanted then, and is still being fought for today.
They also wanted the right to vote.
In 1996, the use of themes was adopted.
Otherwise, little interest or movement was happening, especially inside the United States.
Things began changing again in 2011, 100 years after the first International Women’s Day.
In some cases, countries have even gone backward from when the first International Women’s Day.
Malkiel quickly joined the labor movement, starting a union for female cloak makers.
But Malkiel’s writing wasn’t enough to get women’s voices heard.
She instead brought women, and their voices, into the street.
The next march Theresa Serber Malkiel took part in was in 1910.
1910 was also the year the International Conference of Working Women was held in Copenhagen.
Today, we celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 all around the world.
