International Women's Day 2017 Google Doodle

In 1911, the first official International Women's Day rallies were held in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland.

Each year  Google celebrates International Women’s Day with Doodle. It is an annual holiday that takes place on March 8

It’s a Day for Investing in Women & Girls

International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed since in the early 1900's - a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.

It Started as a Socialist Holiday.International Women’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world,

Its purpose is to promote women’s equality, encourage support for repressed women and promote appreciation toward women everywhere.

The earliest observance of International Women’s Day took place a year later on February 28, 1909, in New York City.

The first modern International Women’s Day was finally held in 1914, four years after its conception. March 8, 1914 was chosen because it was a Sunday, which a majority of women would have off from work and thus would be able to participate in marches and other events.

In 1977, International Women’s Day was first observed as a global event by western nations when the United Nations General Assembly invited its members to dedicate March 8 as the UN Day for women’s rights.

This day was dedicated to the female workers’ causes, denouncing the exploitation and oppression of women, but defending, principally, the female vote.