March 8 is International Women’s Day!

Better Health for Women wants to celebrate with you on International Women’s Day. Today is the day which was founded almost 100 years ago to celebrate the battles of gender equality.  It was originally called International Working Women’s Day, and is celebrated on March 8 every year.   According to Wikipedia one of the earliest celebrations was a Socialist political event in 1909. Here are a few amazing women that you should know about! 1744-1818 Abigail Adams was the first lady and wife of President John Adams. She was a highly intelligent woman who was educated at home. She felt women deserved public education that was equal to what men had. She was also a strong supporter for freedom of African-American slaves. 1933- Corazon Aquino’s husband was president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. After his assassination she succeeded