Prokopiev and Petelin on the ISS congratulated women on March 8

Russian cosmonauts Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin congratulated women on March 8 from the International Space Station. The video postcard was published by Roskosmos.

Petelin thanked the women for their care and love. He noted that gratitude does not depend on the season.

“Thank you for your boundless love and support in any situation. Remember that you are beautiful, this is your strength!” Prokopiev added.
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*** Российские космонавты Сергей Прокопьев и Дмитрий Петелин поздравили #женщин с 8 марта с борта Международной космической станции. Видеооткрытку опубликовал "Роскосмос".
Также космонавты пожелали, чтобы близкие каждый день дарили тепло мамам, бабушкам, сестрам и дочерям.
#Роскосмос #космос #мкс #8Марта #поздравления
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# *History of Women’s Day*

The earliest Women's Day celebrations were held in the United States on February 28, 1909. The holiday was observed in the US on the last Sunday of February until 1913.

The idea of establishing an annual International Woman's Day belongs to German socialist activist Clara Zetkin. In August 1910, she addressed the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen with a proposal to designate a single date for this holiday. Her suggestion was supported by more than 100 women from 17 countries, but no date was specified at that conference.

The tradition to mark International Women’s Day on March 8 emerged in 1914 when women-led rallies of protest and solidarity took place in Russia, the United States, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands and a number of other countries. The date also commemorated major strikes by female workers at US textile factories that occurred on March 8 in 1857 and 1908.

The United Nations began celebrating International Women's Day in 1975.
#womensday #solidarity #celebrations #cosmonauts #spacestation