Commemorating International Women's Day (40 images)

A member of the League of Women Voters participates in a demonstration to protest the lack of voting rights for the citizens of Washington, D.C., on the 90th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, in front of the White House in Washington on August 26, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

American nuns opposed to the papal ban on priesthood stand in silent protest during a speech by Pope John Paul II.

Hindu worshipers arrive to practice their religion during the Kumbha Mela festival in Haridwar, India on April 13, 2010. The pilgrimage takes place every three years, rotating amongst four different locations in India, thus, once every 12 years in each location. It lasts for 42 days attracting millions of people, and this year ends on April 28, 2010. Devotees believe that taking a bath in the river will wash their sins away so they begin life anew. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

Residents protest outside the headquarters of Enersis, a privately-owned multinational electric power corporation that provides electrical power in Chile, in Quilicura, near Santiago, on March 4, 2010. Residents claim the company has not responded to replace power services in the municipality since the devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake on February 27. UPI/Pedro Cerda