#OtD 8 Mar 1918 women in Austria celebrated International Women's Day on this date for the first time as thousands took to the streets protesting WWI.

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#OtD 8 Mar 1918 women in Austria celebrated International Women's Day on this date for the first time as thousands took to the streets protesting WWI. The date commemorated women protesting in Russia the previous year (pic), beginning the revolution. https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10827/austrian-international-women's-day