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Iceland's Women Strike
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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Fri 23 Oct 2015
07:50GMT
BBC World Service
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