The first National Woman’s Day in the United States was observed on February 28, 1909. By 1911, the observance had spread internationally, eventually becoming what we now celebrate each year on March 8 as International Women's Day . But decades before that, something remarkable was already happening. In the mid-1800s, during the rise of Spiritualism , women began speaking publicly, leading gatherings, and guiding conversations in ways that were rare for the time. Séance circl