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The Women's March [11] [12] [13] [a] was a worldwide protest on January 21, 2017, the day after the first inauguration of Donald Trump as the president of the United States. It was prompted by Trump's policy positions and rhetoric, which were and are seen as misogynistic and representative as a threat to the rights of women.
The 2017 Women's March at that time was the largest single-day protest in U.S. history, which was surpassed three years later by the George Floyd protests. In the United States, the Women's March on Washington event drew in around 470,000 people, while over an estimated 3,267,134 and 5,246,670 people attended in over 408 rallies.
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“On Jan. 18, Seattle will host the annual Women’s March, advocating for equality, justice and women’s empowerment.” | Opinion
The Million Woman March was a grassroots protest march for Black women in America that took place on October 25, 1997 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] [3] The event was organized by local store owner Phile Chionesu and public housing activist Asia Coney, [1] [4] who worked independently of national organizations and spread awareness largely through the internet, flyers, local women's ...
A march without purpose. The Women's March this year has been rebranded as the People's March, co-hosted with a number of other progressive organisations including Planned Parenthood, National ...
The 2018 Women's March was a global protest that occurred on January 20, ... Speakers included Michael Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Padma Lakshmi, Amy Schumer, ...
Linda Sarsour (born 1980) [1] is an American political activist. She was co-chair of the 2017 Women's March, the 2017 Day Without a Woman, and the 2019 Women's March.She is also a former executive director of the Arab American Association of New York.