Almost a century ago, on 1908 a group of female workers from the Textile Cotton Industry of New York decided to strike to protest against the horrible working conditions that they were all subjected. The strike went on for several days but on March 8th, Mr. Johnson, the owner of the industry, decided to block all the doors of the factory to prevent them to leave. The factory caught fire and the 129 working women imprisoned in the factory died horribly. Among them were many European immigrants who were trying to improve their lives.

From that historical day, March 8 became a worldwide symbol of the suffering and sacrifice of women throughout centuries of persecutions and therefore the starting point for the redemption of women’s dignity. Today international women's groups organize important events to commemorate this day remembering basic achievements and rights gained through the struggles and sacrifices of women from all around the world.

For this reason we decided with this issue of Global Talk, to introduce to all the students and member of the community of Tallahassee this important celebration in hope that some of you may already be familiar with but probably were not aware of all of its implications. The team of Global Talk, with this special issue, would like to pay a tribute to all the women in every country. While you read all the language sections learn about how women contribute and continue to contribute to our Society. We would like to extend this celebration for the entire month of March up till the first part of April when we will be back again with another main theme. Look for more “Love Poems” in the language sections, and while the spring sprinkles its glitters of sun and breeze, feel free, for a moment, to dive in the refreshing richness of language and culture!