In the photo below from the Library of Congress, a woman displays a quilt made from tobacco sacks. Imagine how pleased and fortunate her family, or a gift recipient, was to remain warm at night, thanks to this quilter's ability, ingenuity, and effort.
International Women's Day - A (Very) Brief History
The earliest Women's Day observance was organized by the Socialist Party of America in February 1909 in New York in remembrance of the 1908 strike of the International Ladies Garment Worker's Union. Numerous events of the early 1900s - strikes, labor demonstrations, suffragette marches, and women's conferences - led to greater awareness and acceptance of an international women's movement.
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