- March 8, since the time of Babylon, was considered the day of the "Babylonian harlots"
- The manifestation of female solidarity in Europe and America took place on the occasion of the Jewish holiday Purim, celebrated in early spring and dedicated to the cunning Queen Esther;
- On March 8, 1857, New York textile workers marched through Manhattan in an "empty pot march" demanding equality and better working conditions. The demonstration, of course, was dispersed, but due to its unusualness, it made a lot of noise;
- On March 8, 1894, in Paris, girls of easy virtue held a demonstration demanding recognition of their rights and the establishment of a trade union of prostitutes;
- On March 8, 1895, Chicago prostitutes demonstrated to demand payment of wages to... sailors who had accumulated large debts and could not pay their girlfriends on time;
- On March 8, 1896, the same thing happened again in New York.
