Multiple choice

Why was the original date, March 19th, chosen for the first International Women's Day in 1911?

  1. It commemorated the day of universal suffrage for women.

  2. The date was chosen at random.

  3. March 19th was the birthday of the first female queen.

  4. It commemorated the day Prussia promised voting for women.
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Explanation

The date March 19 was chosen for the first International Women's Day in 1911 to commemorate the 1848 promise made by the Prussian king to grant women the right to vote, a promise that was later broken.

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