Strong, bright and joyful, like all the women it celebrates.
IT WAS 1946 WHEN THREE ITALIAN WOMEN CHOSE THE MIMOSA FLOWER AS A SYMBOL FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY. PERHAPS BECAUSE IT CHALLENGES THE LINGERING COLD OF WINTER WITH ITS TENACITY. PERHAPS BECAUSE IT LIGHTENS UP THOSE FINAL GREY DAYS LIKE A PRECOCIOUS OMEN OF SPRING. OR PERHAPS, BECAUSE IT IS STRONG, BRIGHT AND JOYFUL, LIKE ALL THE WOMEN IT CELEBRATES.
IT WAS 1946 WHEN THREE ITALIAN WOMEN CHOSE THE MIMOSA FLOWER AS A SYMBOL FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY. PERHAPS BECAUSE IT CHALLENGES THE LINGERING COLD OF WINTER WITH ITS TENACITY. PERHAPS BECAUSE IT LIGHTENS UP THOSE FINAL GREY DAYS LIKE A PRECOCIOUS OMEN OF SPRING. OR PERHAPS, BECAUSE IT IS STRONG, BRIGHT AND JOYFUL, LIKE ALL THE WOMEN IT CELEBRATES.
