Why the working-class, socialist history of International Women's Day matters today
On International Women's Day, Katherine Connelly looks at its origins in the socialist and feminist movements led by working class women
Connelly, Katherine
http://www.counterfire.org/articles/history/20951-why-the-working-class-socialist-history-of-international-women-s-day-matters-today
Date Written: 2020-03-07
Publisher: CounterFire
Year Published: 2020
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX24100
The high-profile celebrations of a day founded by socialists to highlight the struggles of working-class women will not include any discussion of socialism, nor will they contain much about the specific problems and experiences of working-class women.
