Origins & Symbols
This is the specific date International Women’s Day is celebrated globally every year.
March 8th
She is the media mogul and talk show host who became the first Black female billionaire.
Oprah Winfrey
Tired of the mess, Marion Donovan used a shower curtain and nylon parachute cloth to create the first waterproof version of this baby essential.
Disposable Diaper
In 2023, director Greta Gerwig became the first solo female director to have a movie surpass $1 billion at the global box office with this pink-themed film.
Barbie
In May 2000, this 18-year-old’s album Oops!... I Did It Again set the record for the highest first-week sales by a female artist, a title she held for 15 years.
Britney Spears
This is the primary color used globally to represent International Women's Day.
Purple
She became the first female Vice President of the United States in 2021.
Kamala Harris
In 1930, Ruth Wakefield ran out of baker's chocolate and used chopped-up semi-sweet chocolate bits instead, accidentally creating this classic snack.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
In 2024, this singer became the first artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year four times.
Taylor Swift
In 2023, this actress and singer became the first woman to reach 400 million followers on Instagram.
Selena Gomez
This major world organization, known as the "UN," officially recognized IWD in 1975.
United Nations
This pioneering physicist was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different sciences.
Marie Curie
In 1948, the first house heated entirely by this "renewable" energy source was designed by Maria Telkes and Eleanor Raymond.
Solar Power
In 2020, this teenage powerhouse became the first woman to win all four major General Field Grammy categories (Best New Artist, Record, Song, and Album of the Year) in a single night.
Billie Eilish
In 2021, Sarah Thomas became the first woman to ever officiate in a Super Bowl game.
Referee (or Umpire/Official)
In 1909, the first National Woman's Day was celebrated in this U.S. city.
New York City
This French designer revolutionized women’s fashion by popularizing the "Little Black Dress" and the bob hairstyle.
Coco Chanel
In 1904, Elizabeth Magie patented a game called "The Landlord's Game" to protest high rents; today, we know it as this famous board game.
Monopoly
In 2021, Susan Arnold made history by becoming the first female Chairperson of the Board in this "magical" entertainment company’s 98-year history.
The Walt Disney Company
In 2022, this actress became the youngest person ever to achieve EGOT status (winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
Jennifer Hudson
In Italy, International Women's Day (La Festa della Donna) is traditionally celebrated by gifting this specific yellow flower, chosen for its strength and vitality.
Mimosa
She was the longest-reigning female monarch in British history, serving for 70 years until 2022.
Queen Elizabeth II
Patented in 1843, Nancy Johnson’s "Artificial Freezer" used a hand-crank and an inner cylinder to create this dessert much faster than before.
Ice Cream Maker
In 2023, she became the third Black woman in history to achieve EGOT status (winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) after winning a Grammy for her audiobook.
Viola Davis
Dr. Özlem Türeci and Dr. Katalin Karikó were the leading scientists behind the development of the first mRNA vaccines approved for use in 2020.
Covid-19 vaccine (or Pfizer/BioNTech)