From Zetkin to mimosa cake, prove your March 8 history is more than a purple hashtag.
On what date is International Women’s Day observed worldwide?
March 8
Which British suffrage campaigner founded the WSPU, whose motto was “Deeds, not words”?
Emmeline Pankhurst
Which civil rights activist refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955?
Rosa Parks
In 1975, during International Women’s Year, the UN held its first World Conference on the Status of Women in which city?
Mexico City
Which Indian diplomat and politician became the first woman elected president of the UN General Assembly?
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit