Today is a special occasion for all women, the day the memory of 129 works, died during a strike at the factory, is honored and remembered. It is not a real "party" then, but one day when their Memory must serve as an example!
The origins of the festival date back to March 8, 1908, when a few days before that date, in New York, of the workers' Cotton textile industry went on strike to protest the terrible conditions in which they were forced to work. The strike lasted for several days, until March 8, the owner Mr. Johnson, blocked all the gates of the factory to prevent workers leaving. The building was set on fire and the 129 workers trapped inside burned by the flames. Later this date was proposed as an international day of struggle in favor of women, by Rosa Luxemburg, just a reminder of the tragedy. 
This sad occurrence, kicked off in the years immediately following a series of celebrations in the early days were limited to the United States and had the sole purpose of horrible memories effect made by the workers died in the fire-works. Later, with the spread and multiplication of initiatives, which saw women as protagonistele claims relating to employment and social status, dated 8 March assumed global importance, becoming, Thanks to feminist associations, the symbol of the oppression that women have had to endure throughout the centuries, but also the starting point for their ransom.
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