In honor of this day, here are images of women, all ages, around the world, throughout time, holding space and standing their ground.

Ahchishi Okshulba Cloud, Standing Rock, 2016 (screenshot from Democracy Now) Facing down mercenary paid thugs who set dogs loose on peaceful prayerful protesters.

One woman against 300 Nazis. Tess Asplund, Borlänge, Sweden – 2016 (Photo – David Lagerlöf)

Jasmin Golubovska, Skopje, Macedonia – 2016 (Photo – Ognen Teofilovski, Reuters)

Unknown, Santiago, Chile – 2016 (Photo – Carlos Vera Mancilla)

Saffiyah Khan, Birmingham, England – 2017 (Photo – Joe Giddens, PA)

Danuta Danielsson, Växjö, Sweden – 1985 (Photo – Hans Runesson)

Gloria Richardson, aka “Glorious Gloria”, Cambridge, MD – 1963

X’Oyep women trying to expulse soldiers from the Chenalhó’s displaced people camp, Chiapas, México – 1998 (Photo – Pedro Valtierra)

Zakia Belkhiri, trolling an islamophobe rally, Antwerp, Belgium – 2016 (Photo – Photo News)

Dragana Milojevich in front of the water cannon. Belgrade – 1991. anti-Miloshevich protest

Uninown, Palestine

Ethiopian-Israeli woman, Tel Aviv – 2016

Ieshia Evans, Baton Rouge, LA – 2016 (Photo Jonathan Bachman – Reuters)

Sarah and Sophie Johnsons facing a mob of fascists, George Square, Glasgow – 2014

Teacher’s protest, Brazil

Ceyda Sungur (Lady in Red), Gezi Park – 2013

Amanda Marie Polchies of the Elsipogtog First Nation, in Rexton, New Brunswick – 2013

Two women kissing at an anti-gay-marriage demonstration in France – 2012

Bree Newsome, Columbia SC – 2015 (Photo – Adam Anderson)

A woman sits in front of riot police blocking the road to protect protesters during anti-gov protest on April 24, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea

Zulaikha Patel, age 14, protesting racist hair policies at Pretoria Girls High School, South Africa – 2016

Marsha P. Johnson, Stonewall, at one of the first Pride marches, NYC

Bangladesh

Tehran, Iran

Columbus, OH – 2015

Anti-apartheid protest against the South African rugby team’s tour, New Zealand – 1981

Tainanmen Square, China – 1989

Marcela, fighting for public education in São Paulo, Brazil

Taksim Square, Turkey – 2013

Ahed Tamimi, 12 years old, faces off against IDF soldiers in Gaza – 2012

Women protest killings by soldiers, Antrim Road, Belfast, early 1970s

March for Eric Garner and Michael Brown, BLM, NYC – 2014 (Photo by Miki Takes Photos)

Protest after Chicago Board of Education closed 50 schools – 2013 (photo by Miki Takes Photos)

One Billion Rising NYC – 2014 (photo by Miki Takes Photos)

RNC protest, Tampa, FL – 2012 (photo by Miki Takes Photos)