International Women’s Day was born not out of sentiment, but out of struggle—rooted in the organizing of working-class women who stood at the frontlines of labor battles, anti-imperialist resistance, and revolutionary movements around the world. Emerging from the early 20th-century socialist movement, particularly through the efforts of women like Clara Zetkin and Alexandra Kollontai, it was established as a day to recognize the indispensable role of women in class struggle and to demand equality, dignity, and liberation from capitalist exploitation and patriarchal oppression. From textile workers striking in Petrograd to anti-colonial women leading resistance in Africa and the Caribbean, International Women’s Day has always belonged to the militant tradition of those who see liberation as inseparable from the transformation of society itself. It is not a holiday of slogans or marketable empowerment, but a reminder of the revolutionary capacity of women to shape history, build mass movements, and overthrow systems that deny them their full humanity.

• 1 print shipped in a rigid mailer (made from recycled cardstock)
• printed on acid-free, premium matte-photo paper

• paper weight + thickness: 250/m² / 66lbs 

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