The Day Women Brought Iceland to a Standstill
On October 24, 1975 over 90 percent of Icelandic women refused to work. The aim: to show how much society depended on women’s labor, from farms and factories to the home.
Íris Ellenberger is a historian and an assistant professor at the University of Iceland.
On October 24, 1975 over 90 percent of Icelandic women refused to work. The aim: to show how much society depended on women’s labor, from farms and factories to the home.