Question

Why is there a difference in dates of International Women's Day?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The date of March 8 was chosen for the celebration as it marks the day when women in Soviet Russia started protests for the right to vote which they were granted in 1917. A public holiday was later declared on the same date. Earlier, the date (March 8) was only celebrated by socialist activists and communist countries.

The date of March 8 was chosen for the celebration as it marks the day when women in Soviet Russia started protests for the right to vote which they were granted in 1917. A public holiday was later declared on the same date. Earlier, the date (March 8) was only celebrated by socialist activists and communist countries.On the last Sunday of February, Russian women began a strike for "bread and peace" in response to the death of over 2 million Russian soldiers in World War 1. ... The date the women's strike commenced was Sunday February 23 on the Julian calendar then in use in Russia.