
National Women's Day is a public holiday in South Africa and is observed annually on August 09, 2027. This day commemorates the day in 1956 when 20,000 women stood up to protest against the Urban Areas Act, also known as the pass laws.
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American Business Women's Day • International Day for Women in Maritime • International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women • International Day of Rural Women • International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent • International Day of Women in Diplomacy • International Day of Women in Multilateralism • International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and Girls • International Women’s Day • National Women's Day • Women's Equality Day • Women's History Month