International Women's Day
2 minK1st2nd3rd4th5thSocial Studies
Summary
Every year on March 8th, the world honors the accomplishments and struggles faced by women through International Women's Day. While the rights of women have advanced since the holiday's beginnings in 1911, the day is a special time to acknowledge the struggles women still face today.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Short explainer (2 min) from PBS LearningMedia's *All About the Holidays*.
- When and why did International Women's Day begin?
- What rights were women working toward in 1911?
- Who is a woman you would want the world to know about, and why?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: rights, equality, movement, accomplishment.
Try it: Pick one woman from history or from your own life and write three sentences about what she changed.