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World Service,23 Oct 2015,9 mins

Iceland's Women Strike

Witness History

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In October 1975, 90% of all women in Iceland took part in a nationwide protest over inequality. Vigdis Finnbogadottir, later Iceland's first female president, talks about that momentous day. (Photo Credit: The Icelandic Women's History Archives)

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