新人教版必修三学案 Unit 1 Festivals around the world[共19页].docVIP

Book III Unit 1 Festivals around the world Period 1 Reading 一、背景阅读：International Womens Day (IWD) occurs on 8 March annually and is an occasion marked by womens groups around the world. The first IWD was held on 19 March 1911 in Germany, Austria, Denmark and other European countries. German women chose this day because on this date in 1848 the Prussian king, faced with an armed uprising, had promised many reforms, including an unfulfilled one of votes for women. In 1975, during International Womens Year, the United Nations began celebrating 8 March as International Womens Day. Two years later