International Women’s Day is March 8! Explore its history and musical anthem, “Bread and Roses,” which is still sung at rallies today.

Music historian Gary Cristall explores the roots of May Day and the music of the labour movement that fought hard and strong for the eight-hour work day.

In this week’s news, Paul Martin says we need more Canadian history, the Supreme Court rules that colonial history matters, and Canada Post debuts new Titanic stamps!

History provides a useful perspective on a time when working people had to fight to work less than 12 hours a day.