Women’s Equality Day, celebrated each year on August 26, commemorates the empowerment of women in America and reminds us of the barriers brave women overcame to move the women’s movement forward, who face violence and discrimination.
The United Nations began celebrating International Women’s Day in 1975, which was proclaimed International Women’s Year.
In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly proposed to the Member States that March 8 be declared an official UN holiday in defense of women’s rights and world peace.
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