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March 7, 2017

Some Schools Planning to Close for "Day Without a Woman" Strike
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Dozens of schools have announced they'll be closing Wednesday for the
nationwide "Day Without a Woman" strike on International Women's Day.
The entire public school system of Alexandria, Virginia, has announced
it is closing, after 300 women requested the day off to participate in
the strike. Some schools are also closing in Chapel Hill, North
Carolina, and in New York City. The Day Without a Woman strike was
called by the organizers of the Women's March on Washington, the largest
nationwide day of protest after an inauguration in U.S. history.


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