Local Textile Workers Mark International Women's Day

TO mark International Women’s Day, local textile workers Her-man and Marion Baur delivered red carnations to working women in the Dungiven area.

- Caoimhe Hegarty

International Women’s Day is celebrated each year on March 8 to recognise and celebrate the achievements of women’s rights across the world.

International Women’s Day is a day of celebration which has been observed since the early 1900’s.

In 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights.

The following year, in accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America, the first National Woman’s Day was observed across the United States on 28 February.