International Women's Day is celebrated every year on 8 March. It is a day for international recognition of women's economic, political and social achievements.
In December 1977, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution declaring March 8 International Women's Day, originally chosen as International Working Women's Day. It is celebrated in over 30 countries around the world in recognition of women's economic, political and social achievements.
In many countries, including Bulgaria, 8 March is also celebrated as Mother's Day.
The first women's society in Bulgaria was founded in 1857 in the town of Lom. Among its founders were Elenka Tsenko Todorova, Angelina Krustyo Pishurka, Stefania Kosta Stamenova, Maria Tsono Ivanova and others.
Initially, from 1911 the holiday was celebrated with talks in a small circle, and in 1915 the first public celebration was held.
March 8 has been celebrated as a common Bulgarian holiday since the middle of the 20th century. The first woman doctor in Bulgaria - Dr. Tota Venkova - graduated in 1886. She not only worked in an era when it was unthinkable for a woman to do so, but also paved the way for all women after her who dreamed of an education, a profession, a place and recognition in society.
Raina Kasabova went down in history and statistics as the first woman in the world to complete a mission from aboard a combat aircraft. She was only 15 years old when on December 30, 1912, during the Balkan War, she flew as an observer pilot over Adrianople and flew the call to end hostilities. / BGNES
