The world

commemorates
women today

International Women’s Day is a day that commemorates

the social, political and economic achievements of
women.
 The predecessor of International Women’s Day,
previously known as National Women’s Day, was first
observed in the United States on February 28, 1909, at
the suggestion of activist Theresa Malkiel.
 8 MARCH 1911

Clara Zetkin
A German communist activist,
universal suffragist and
advocate of women’s rights,
proposed the idea that there be
a designated day for women
everywhere to “press for their
demands”.

Her idea was met with

unanimous approval from all
the women present
representing 17 countries.
 These colors have roots in the United
Kingdom’s Women’s Social and Political
Union from the early 1900’s.
We will tell
the
history
of…..
 Malala
Yousafzai
Pakistani activist
for rights to
education and for women
She is known for her activism for girls' and women's rights, especially
for her campaign to allow girls to go to school.
Malala was born
in
the town of
Mingora in the
Swat.
 In 2009, at age 11,
many people got
to know her
through a blog of
the BBC News'
Urdu language
service.

On 9 October 2012, Yousafzai was shot in

the head and neck in an assassination
attempt by Atta Ullah Khan, a Taliban
gunman. She was given emergency
treatment in Pakistan and then moved to
Great Britain for more medical treatment .
On 3 January 2013, Yousafzai
was discharged from the
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in
Birmingham to continue to
recover at her family's
temporary home in the West
Midlands.

She had two five-hour long

operations on 2 February
2013. She had a titanium
plate put over the hole in her
skull and a cochlear implant
so she could hear again .
 On 10 October 2014,
Malala was announced
as the co-recipient of
the 2014 Nobel Peace
Prize for her struggle
against the suppression
of children and young
people and for the right
of all children to
education.

Having received the

prize at the age of 17,
Malala is the youngest
Nobel laureate
She would go on to speak to the Parliament of Canada that day, calling for
Canada to lead the world in bringing education to females and refugees
and children.Here is a quote from one of Malala speeches:
"There is a world out there that will be fair to us all."
 In July 2021, Malala urged
world powers to pressure for a
ceasefire to stop the Taliban
offensive and start providing
help to civilians.

When the Taliban resumed

control of Afghanistan in
August 2021, Malala who was
there, expressed her concern
about the fate of women,
losing the social and
educational gains they had
made in the preceding two
decades.