International Women's day was originally celebrated in 1911, but less than a week after itâs first celebration on March 25, a tragic 'Triangle Fire' in New York City took the lives of more than 140 working women, most of them Italian and Jewish immigrants. This disastrous event drew significant attention to working conditions and led to the famous 'Bread and Roses' campaign, a slogan attributed to the Lawrence Textile Strikers who carried posters that read, âwe want bread, but we also want roses