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Thu Mar 8, 2012, 05:16 PM Mar 2012

According to Google, this is Internation Women's Day!



http://www.internationalwomensday.com/



When: Thursday 8 March 2012
Where: Everywhere
What: International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday.
Why: Suffragettes campaigned for women's right to vote. The word 'Suffragette' is derived from the word "suffrage" meaning the right to vote. International Women's Day honours the work of the Suffragettes, celebrates women's success, and reminds of inequities still to be redressed. The first International Women's Day event was run in 1911. 2011 was the Global Centenary Year. Let's reinvent opportunity for all women ... more
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According to Google, this is Internation Women's Day! (Original Post) hyphenate Mar 2012 OP
Yes, it is. And here is my message to Limbaugh and dittoheads: OneGrassRoot Mar 2012 #1
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