National Girlfriend Day is Friday, Aug.1. According to National Today, National Girlfriend Day is a "time to honor your 'ride or die' crew of homegirls." It's unclear who started the quasi-holiday or ...

South Africans will be celebrating National Women's Day this weekend, and many are wondering: do we get a day off?

International Women's Day is a specific day set aside, in this case March 8, dedicated to the advancement of women worldwide, according to InternationalWomensDay.com.

South Africa marks National Women's Day on Saturday, reflecting on the historic 1956 march where thousands of women stood ...

IWD originated from labor movements in the early 20th century, with the first National Women's Day observed in the U.S. in 1909. It became a global movement in 1911 and was recognized by the ...

The origins of International Women's Day can be traced back to the early 20th-century labor movements. The first National Women's Day was observed in the U.S. in 1909, following a declaration by ...

March 8 was officially recognized as National Women’s Day in 1910, according to the U.S. Census. By 1911, the movement had stretched globally with rallies in Austria, Denmark, Germany and ...

On Sunday, across the world, people were observing International Women's Day with protests and marches to bring light to issues facing women. But this year, in San Francisco, the concerns were for ...

The first official National Woman’s Day took place in New York City on Feb. 28, 1909, and was organized by members of the Socialist Party of America, according to History.com. Thousands of women ...