Iceland's Women’s Day Off Strike - Oct. 24, 1975

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Iceland's Women’s Day Off Strike - Oct. 24, 1975

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Ninety percent of Iceland's women went on strike in the Women's Day Off on this day in 1975. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Oct 24, 2018

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