International Women's Day!! By sassysavannah123 Mar 8, 1975 First IWD celebrated by the United Nations! http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/history.html Period: Mar 8, 1975 to Mar 8, 2012 IWD Mar 8, 1996 Celebrating the Past, Planning for the Future http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/women/ Mar 8, 1997 Women at the Peace Table http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/womday97.htm Mar 8, 1998 Women and Human Rights Women and Human Rights Mar 8, 1999 World Free of Violence against Women http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/1999/19990308.sgsm6919.html Mar 8, 2000 Women Uniting for Peace http://www.un.org/events/women/women00.htm Mar 8, 2001 Women and Peace: Women Managing Conflicts Mar 8, 2002 Afghan Women Today: Realities and Opportunities Mar 8, 2003 Gender Equality and the Millennium Development Goals Mar 8, 2012 Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty