Long live women, non l'8 Marzo!
by Matteo Castagna
Vittorio Messori in “Thinking History” (ed. Pauline) he tells us that “once upon a time there were workers who were all working, socialist faith and trade union; and there was a bad master. One day, the workers went on strike and barricaded themselves in the factory. Someone (the master himself, from what is said) he set the fire and 129 women met with atrocious deaths. It was March 8th 1908, a New York. Two years later, the legendary German feminist Clara Zetkin proposed, at the Socialist Congress in Copenhagen, than March 8th, in memory of those social martyrs, was proclaimed "International Women's Day".
Very touching story, read many times in books and newspapers, made the topic of rallies, of propaganda pamphlets, of watchwords for parades and events: first of feminism and then of everyone. And, moving story. With only one flaw; which is false. Oh yeah, no epic women's strike, no fires occurred 8 March of 1908, a New York. Who, In the 1911 (when "Women's Day" had already been established), if you really want to sift through newspapers, it burned, due to accidental causes, a factory, there were deaths, but they were of both sexes. Trade unionism and strikes had nothing to do with it. And not even the month of March. Read More
Very touching story, read many times in books and newspapers, made the topic of rallies, of propaganda pamphlets, of watchwords for parades and events: first of feminism and then of everyone. And, moving story. With only one flaw; which is false. Oh yeah, no epic women's strike, no fires occurred 8 March of 1908, a New York. Who, In the 1911 (when "Women's Day" had already been established), if you really want to sift through newspapers, it burned, due to accidental causes, a factory, there were deaths, but they were of both sexes. Trade unionism and strikes had nothing to do with it. And not even the month of March. Read More
