Women's March on Washington

Serenity Fry

September 11, 2020

GSR 150

In January 2017, there was women march on Washington in Washington D.C. This is the largest single day recorded in United States history. The women start expanding to thousands of women marching in the pink knitted caps and keep marching on January twenty-one and twenty-two. There is more than three million people in cities across the country and around the world start to unity and protest together because they all show the support for the resistance movement. There is other states like Chicago, Manhattan, California and others. They all joined and marched in their own states. The reasons why the women start the marching; Protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families – recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country. (WIKI, 2020) There is several lead figures for the women march on Washington. The Co-founders: Teresa Shook, Vanessa Wruble, Evvie Harmon, Bob Bland. Co-chairs: Linda Sarsour, Tamika Mallory, Carmen Perez, Bob Bland. Honorary co-chairs: Gloria Steinem, Harry Belafonte, LaDonna Harris, Angela Davis, Dolores Huerta. Also the fun fact that there is lot of celebrities joined the march. The protesting successful and peaceful.

2017 Women;s March. (2020). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Women%27s_March#Celebrities

Women March. (2018). History. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/womens-march