Whether you marched, celebrated the Inauguration or still don’t know what and whom to support, your voice is important to us. Please share your story too.
On Jan. 21, one day after Inauguration Day, massive women’s marches took place across the country. Though the final tally is still being calculated, officials put the march in Washington D.C. at somewhere around 500,000 people.
Similar marches were planned in every state and on all seven continents. Aerial views of major cities became pink. Women and allies marched in sub-zero weather and whiteout conditions. In D.C., the weather was raw but spirits were high and unified. Here are some of the women who marched on Washington and why they were there.
Kate Bass
D.C.
“I think women are under threat. It’s time we register our dissent at the beginning of [Donald] Trump’s term. I’ve been thinking of my stepmother who died two years ago. She joined the Marines and she was gay. She died before she got to see Clinton’s campaign and movement, but I think she would have been here if she could’ve been.”
Kathy Hewett
Ohio
“I’m here to make a statement against what’s happening — which is not what I want to happen. I cried all day yesterday. There’s nothing about this man I like. I’m marching for the future: for my grandkids, my daughter, for all women.”
Hannah Liu
Boston
“I’m here because I want to show that these amazing people of all different races, sexes, genders, religions, ethnicities are still here. And we want to be represented. And we’re sick of this.”
Fatima Janneh
Maryland
“I’m here because other than women’s rights, it’s just about seeing all of the different people, more people than came to the inauguration. And it’s great to see that we’re trying to change, to spread a message.”
Amy Martin
Philadelphia
“I’m here because this administration is offensive to my livelihood and who I am as a queer person and an artist. I’m here because he [Trump] wants to rip culture from our country and eliminate our reproductive rights. And I’m from this area and all marches on D.C. are historic and important. It’s time for all of us to get involved and this is the first step for us to be organized on a larger scale. We being women, and LGBTQIA and people with disabilities and immigrants, especially Muslim immigrants and people of color.”
Samana Jafri
Maryland
“If you don’t make your voice heard, nobody is going to listen. All the causes people are here to represent are close to my heart. It’s our government’s responsibility to listen. I stand for all the people who are here to make their voices heard.”
Eva Kellner
New York City
“I’m here to protest the repeal of the Affordable Care Act because we need that, and it’s not right, and we have to fight for our rights. My really good friend’s mom works for Planned Parenthood, and I’ve been to Trump protests and I thought I should come here and make sure every person counts. The atmosphere here is everybody is all coming together, and we’re all equal, and it’s really nice to see that.”
