Strong Women

Happy International Women’s Day! Did you know IWD has been celebrated around the world for decades??  First, a brief history lesson: After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917, March 8 became a national holiday there. The day was then predominantly celebrated by the socialist movement and communist countries until it was adopted in 1975 by the United Nations. Today, International Women’s Day is a public holiday in some countries.  It is used as a day of protest for some; to some it is a day that celebrates womanhood. o much of our history is founded in HERstory.  Women inventors.  Women in business.  Women trailblazers.  Women in the military.  Women in politics.  Women who fought.  Women who supported.  Women who stood in the shadows.  Women who worked multiple jobs.  Women who held their tongue.  Women who held it down alone. Women who self-healed.  Women who never fully healed.  To all women: we applaud you.