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A woman holds up a purple sign during an International Women's Day protest in Lagos, Nigera.
Image: Sunday Alamba/ASSOCIATED PRESS/picture alliance

International Women's Day

Celebrated annually on March 8, International Women's Day has been a focal point in the women's rights movement for more than a century.

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