Google has created a special Doodle to honor International Women's
Day, complete with a short video. That video, which features more than 100
women from around the world, includes two openly transgender women. Author,
speaker, and transgender rights activist Janet Mock and Transgender Law Center
senior strategist Cecilia Chung both appear in the clip.
Mock is the author of Redefining Realness, a New
York Times best seller. Outside of her writing, she's made a name for
herself as a vocal advocate for transgender rights, and more recently, as the
target of Piers
Morgan's exasperated Twitter rantings.
Cecilia Chung may not be as recognizable as Mock outside LGBT
advocacy circles, but within, she's a well-established leader and a trailblazer
in the fields of LGBT, human rights, and HIV and AIDS activism. Before joining
Transgender Law Center, Chung was the first transgender woman chosen to lead
the board of directors of the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender Pride celebration, and she is the former chair of the San Francisco
Human Rights Commission.
International Women's Day has its roots in early-1900s feminist
movements. Originating as National Women's Day in 1909, the event branched out
into other countries after Clara Zetkin of Germany proposed that an
international day of commemoration be formed at the 1910 International
Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen. Modern-day celebrations occur
annually on March 8, consisting of thousands of events worldwide celebrating
women, their progress, and the path ahead.
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