Women's Day 2024: 5 Must-Watch Inspiring Speeches By Women You Shouldn't Miss

International Women’s Day will be celebrated on March 8, 2024, and as we gear up for the celebrations, here are five inspiring speeches that you must watch at least once in your lifetime.

Priyanka Chopra’s Inspiring Words

A YouTube account with the name ‘Motivation Mentors’ made a video compilation of Priyanka Chopra’s most inspiring and motivational speeches. Watch this video when you are feeling down to uplift yourself.

“We Should All Be Feminists” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“We Should All Be Feminists” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is undoubtedly one of the most empowering speeches on feminism and inclusion. Her speech was based on her personal experiences as a woman, her perspective from living in different countries, and her exploration of what it means to be a woman in today’s world.

“The Right to Learning Should be Given to Any Child” by Malala Yousafzai

The Pakistani activist and the winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, Malala Yousafzai even after being shot in the head for her protests, continues to do her social work and fulfill her responsibility as an activist. One of her speeches, “The Right to Learning Should be Given to Any Child” is known to make your soul question the conditions of underprivileged children around the world.

Hillary Clinton, "Women's Rights Are Human Rights" (1995)

Hillary Clinton gave the speech "Women's Rights Are Human Rights" in 1995 at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Her words spoke to not just women but all humans when she said, “If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights once and for all. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely—and the right to be heard.”

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