2017 Women's March

On January 21, 2017, Women's March was taken place in Washington, D.C. largely on the day after Trump's inauguration. "Hundreds of thousands of people crowd into U.S. Capital for Women's March, a massive protest in the nation's capital aimed largely at Trump's administration that perceived threats it represented female reproductive system, civil and human rights."(History.com, 2018). It was taken place in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Austin, Oakland, Boston, Phoenix, Denver, NYC, and Washington, D.C. "Approximately 500,000 people protested in the Women’s March the day after Trump’s inauguration. An estimated 4 million appeared for sister marches in over 600 other cities, and over 60 countries on every continent marched in support, including Antartica" (Hampton, 2017).

It begun as a Facebook post by Teresa Shook, Hawaiian grandmother, proposing a march on Washington, D.C. The suggestion was quickly gained thousands of voices supporting for this notion. And the four co-chairs who organized this Women's March: Tamika D. Mallory, Linda Sarsour, Carmen Perez, and Bob Bland. "These woman and hundreds around the country put their lives on hold, working around the clock to build websites and marketing materials and most of all, to make sure intersectionality was a features" (Women's March, 2020). The march is the start of what organizers hope could be a sustained campaign of protest in a polarized America, unifying demonstrators around issues like gender and pay equality, reproductive rights, immigration and civil rights such as LGBTQIA and disability rights. The idea for the women's march arose after Trump defeated his opponent, Hillary Clinton in 2016 election. "Trump attracted tremendous amount of attention for his conservative political views as well as his campaign and his remarks about women were degrading towards women, minorities, and immigrants are what sparked the Women's March" (Stein, Hendrix, & Hauslohner, 2017)

The mission of Women's March is to harness the political power of diversity in women and their communities to create a social change. It is a women-led movement providing intersectional education on a diverse range of issues. They are committed to dismantling systems of oppression through non-violent resistance and building up the inclusivity.

Fun fact:

The 2017 Women's March is considered the largest single-day protest in US history, attracting anywhere from 3,267,134 and 5,246,670 people, according to data compiled by The Washington Post. The 2018 Women's March attracted between 1.6 million and 2.5 million (Garfield, 2020).

Celebrity singers and actors came to speak at Women's March: Janelle Monáe, Ashley Judd, America Ferrera, Madonna, and Scarlet Johansson.

Citation:

Garfield, L. (2020, June 01). 14 of the biggest marches and protests in American history. Retrieved September 11, 2020, from https://www.businessinsider.com/largest-marches-us-history-2017-1#the-largest-womens-marches-occurred-on-january-21-2017-and-january-20-2018-they-called-for-womens-autonomy-over-their-own-bodies-12

Hampton, N. (2017, October 14). A brief history of protests in washington dc. Retrieved September 11, 2020 from https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/washington-dc/articles/a-brief-history-of-protests-in-washington-dc/

History.com Editors. (2020, January 17). Women's march. Retrieved September 11, 2020 from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/womens-march

Stein, P., Hendrix, S., & Hauslohner, A. (2017, January 22). Women's marches: More than one million protesters vow to resist President Trump. Retrieved September 11, 2020, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/womens-march-on-washington-a-sea-of-pink-hatted-protesters-vow-to-resist-donald-trump/2017/01/21/ae4def62-dfdf-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html

Women's March. (2020). Mission and principles - women's march 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020, from https://womensmarch.com/mission-and-principles