Happy International Women’s Day Pt. 1 of 2 by Denzil

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Early poster for International Women’s Day. (Thanks to Wikipedia.)

International Women’s Day, initially proposed by German revolutionary Clara Zetkin, was initially honored on the streets of New York, March 8, 1909. It was decidedly socialist until feminists embraced it in 1968, and the United Nations joined the festivities in 1975.

This Wiki diagram shows where… hey, wait a minute — why, why, why is the United States blank? How do you celebrate International Women’s Day?…

Red: official holiday. Orange: holiday for women. Yellow: non-official holiday (gifts for women). (Author: Artemka at Wikipedia.)

Marie-Louise Habets went from nurse, nun, and war to fame. Here’s her story, courtesy of Belgian-British blogger Denzil Walton. He’s guested at Happiness Between Tails here and here. (He’s also a professional technical copywriter.) Among his posts about Belgium’s many wonders, he introduces us to the country’s incredible women!…

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20 thoughts on “Happy International Women’s Day Pt. 1 of 2 by Denzil”

  3. Such an interesting story, thanks for sharing! The real life heroes often stay in the background … ❤

    The Russians are the best to celebrate International women's day, I think. Our Russian colleagues always got flowers and wine and were invited out for dinner and such … 😉

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  4. Superb story, da-AL. What a woman and she was a savior to all the displaced people and soldiers during the 2nd World War and such a lovely friendship between her friend. Audrey Hepburn herself was a wonderful woman and the picture would be awesome. Thanks so much for your share.

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