What my trip forced me to miss posting about:

March 8th was the 100th annual International Women’s Day!
"International Womens’ Day was the brainchild of a woman by the name of Clara Zetkin in 1910. Zetkin was leader of the ‘Women’s Office’ for the German Social Democratic Party and at the second International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen, she proposed establishing day of celebration and activism, to be held on the same day every year, around the world. Thanks to Zetkin, in 1911, the first International Women’s Day was celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. According to IWD history, 'more than one million women and men attended IWD rallies campaigning for women’s rights to work, vote, be trained, to hold public office and end discrimination.'"

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Whilst riding the Eurostar to Paris, I caught a glimpse of a man reading a British newspaper insert (started with a 'G') about 100 Influential Women of our time. Lady Gaga, Oprah, and other famous (and not-well-known-but-should-be!) names filled the pages. I wish now I'd had the courage to ask the man if I could keep his paper. I'll be uploading some overseas feministy photos from my trip within the next few days.