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Strike of Women - Oct 24 1975. Full time housewives, factory workers, teachers, typists, actresses, childminders, telephonists, prostitutes, bank clerks, school girls, mothers, grandmothers. 90% of the industry ground to a halt. Meals not cooked. Shopping not done. Of the 60,000 women in all of Iceland, 25,000 met at mass in the capital to show their power.

INTERNATIONAL WAGES FOR HOUSEWORK