These were the slogans shouted at the heart of Russia's capital, Petrograd, in 1917 when women by the thousands marched on the first day of the Russian Revolution to demand their rights and drive out ...

International Women's Day originated from the early 20th-century labor and socialist movements, but why is it celebrated on March 8? In 1910, German socialist Clara Zetkin proposed the idea of an ...

Thousands of women may have been raped by Russian soldiers, experts say, but have kept quiet for fear of the stigma. But that ...

March 8. This day is dedicated to honouring women's rights and their social, economic, cultural, and political achievements.

This perspective was vindicated with the outbreak of the February Revolution, which arose out of the war and its extreme exacerbation of the crisis of Russian society. After the February ...

INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8, has made significant strides in history to reach its global prominence. The day honours the achievements of women worldwide and advocates for ...

Our latest issue “Women at Work’” is a celebration of women and their relentless fight to get their seat at the table. A ...

Russian women and children waiting to be processed ... And finally, American reaction to the waves of domestic labor strikes and the Bolshevik Revolution resulted in the "Red Scare" of the 1920s.

It's been 50 years since the United Nations officially recognised International Women's Day -- although it's been over 100 years since the first.