By StephanieLee Elliott
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a holiday celebrated annually as a focal point in the women’s rights movement. International Women’s Day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. Spurred by the universal female suffrage movement, International Women’s Day originated from labor movements in Europe and North America during the early 20th century, with the modern holiday, March 8, being declared by Vladimir Lenin.
The earliest version reported was a “Woman’s Day” organized by the Socialist Party of America in New York City on February 28, 1909. This inspired German delegates at the 1910 International Socialist Women’s Conference in Copenhagen to propose “a special Women’s Day” be organized annually, albeit with no set date; the following year saw the first demonstrations and commemorations of International Women’s Day across Europe. Vladimir Lenin declared March 8 as International Women’s Day in 1922 to honour the women’s role in 1917 Russian Revolution; it was subsequently celebrated on that date by the socialist movement and communist countries. The holiday became a mainstream global holiday following its promotion by the United Nations in 1977.
International Women’s Day is a public holiday in several countries. The UN observes the holiday in connection with a particular issue, campaign, or theme in women’s rights.
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Kathleen Marie Ireland (born March 20, 1963) is an American actress, author, entrepreneur, fashion designer, philanthropist, and former fashion model. Ireland was a supermodel in the 1980s and 1990s, initially known for appearing in 13 consecutive Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues, including three covers. In 1993, she founded a brand licensing company, kathy ireland Worldwide (kiWW), which has made her one of the wealthiest former models in the world. As a result of her career in business, she earned a $420 million personal fortune by 2015. In 2021 alone, her company generated retail sales of $3.1 billion. The brand became ranked number 15 in the world and Ireland entered the Licensing Hall of Fame.
Ireland married physician Greg Olsen in 1988, and they have three children: Erik, Lily and Chloe.[24] She is a devout Christian and an anti-abortion advocate.
Kathy Ireland Worldwide
Founded in 1993 as a brand marketing firm in an exclusive business relationship with Kmart, Kathy Ireland Worldwide (or kiWW, for short) became a global licensor after cutting its ties to the department store chain in 2003. In 2019, it stood at No. 26 on License Global’s “Top 150 Global Licensors” 2019 list with $2.6 billion in retail sales.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
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Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Died
- King William III –
- Millard Fillmore (13th U.S. president) –
- William Howard Taft (27th U.S. president) –
- Joe DiMaggio (baseball player) –
- Elliott Jaques (scientist who coined the term midlife crisis”“) –
- Robert Pastorelli (actor) –
- John Inman (actor) –
- Victor Manuel Blanco (astronomer who helped build the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile) –
Born
- Simon Cameron (Pennsylvania political boss, U.S. senator, Secretary of War) –
- Oliver Wendell Holmes (Supreme Court justice) –
- Kenneth Grahame (author) –
- Joseph Lee (American philanthropist) –
- Sam Jaffee (journalist) –
- Johnny Dollar (country singer) –
- Lew DeWitt (singer, Statler Brothers) –
- Lynn Redgrave (actress) –
- Micky Dolenz (musician, actor, & director) –
- Jim Rice (baseball player) –
- Aidan Quinn (actor) –
- Kathy Ireland (model & actress) –
- Freddie Prinze Jr. (actor) –
- James Van Der Beek (actor) –
- Bob, Dave, & Clint Moffatt (musicians, of The Moffatts) –
- Devon Werkheiser (actor) –
Events
- First train crossed Niagara Railway Suspension bridge –
- Confederate ironclad frigate Virginia (formerly Merrimack) sunk Union ship Cumberland at Hampton Roads, Virginia (U.S. Civil War) –
- Everett Horton patented a fishing rod with telescoping metal tubes –
- The first state dog licensing law in the United States was passed in New York state –
- Yankee slugger Babe Ruth signed an $80,000 per year (2-year, $160,000) contract –
- U.S. Supreme Court ruled in McCollum v. Board of Education that religious instruction in public schools is unconstitutional –
- Whirlwind I’s Director, precursor to computer operating system, demonstrated –
- First U.S. ground combat troops arrived in Vietnam –
- First year free for students from Newfoundland at Memorial University, N.L. –
- Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight boxing championship in New York –
- Meteorites fell in northeastern China, with the largest fragment, weighing about 3,902 pounds, falling in Jilin Province. –
- Daily artillery barrages between Christian and Syrian forces and their militia allies began in Beirut. At least 930 died before cease-fire took hold in September –
- Wheeled suitcase with collapsible towing handle patented –
- The body of actor-writer Spalding Gray was pulled from New York’s East River, two months after he walked out of his Manhattan apartment and disappeared –
Weather
- 1.6-inch-diameter hail fell in Erin, Ontario –
- A tornado in Arkansas killed 64 people –
- A winter storm brought high winds, heavy rains, and snow to southern British Columbia –
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire, had a record high temperature of 69 degrees Fahrenheit –
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