Challenging Trump, Millions Of Women’s Marchers Stun US And World
The Women’s March on Washington, appeared to draw larger crowds than turned out a day earlier to witness Trump’s swearing-in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Hundreds of thousands more women thronged New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver and Boston, adding to a public outpouring of mass dissent against Trump unmatched in modern U.S. politics for a new president’s first full day in office.
Fortress Washington Girds For Days Of Anti-Trump Protests
Washington will turn into a virtual fortress ahead of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Friday as the U.S. capital braces for more than a quarter-million protesters expected during the Republican’s swearing-in. By far the biggest protest will be the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday, which organizers expect to draw 250,000 people.
How Trump May Have Accidentally Created A New Women’s Movement
Not only did the first female presidential nominee of a major political party lose after her victory was taken for granted, but she lost to a man caught on tape boasting about groping women. Now the alarm and ensuing determination that many young American women felt after the door-slam of the 2016 election have become catalysts for a new women’s movement.
Despite Showman Reputation, Trump Fails To Book A-Listers For Inauguration
Like those who came before him, Trump will take his oath on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building and lead a parade down Pennsylvania Avenue, but there will be fewer official balls and less glitz and celebrity talent to welcome in the new president.
How Pink Hats Became A Symbol Of Anti-Trump Women’s March
Knitters — mostly women — started crafting handmade pink caps with cat ears, a reference to Trump’s vulgar statements about grabbing women’s genitals, which were revealed in a leaked video shortly before the election. As word spread on social media, thousands of hats — knit with skeins of thick magenta or fuchsia yarn — have been made around the world, including in Australia and Austria.
Women’s March On Washington: What You Need To Know
On January 21, the day after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, tens of thousands of people will descend on the National Mall for the Women’s March on Washington. Here’s what you need to know about what could be the biggest demonstration against the incoming administration.
6 Ways Women Are Already Resisting Donald Trump
The biggest and most well-known way women are objecting to Trump is the Women’s March on Washington, but women are leading the resistance in many other ways from a teen magazine that called out Trump when the rest of the media still dealt in false equivalencies to a flood of Planned Parenthood donations made in Mike Pence’s name.
Women Go Marching On Washington
Women feel dashed, a keen loss, knowing we may not live to see the first woman president. We’re going to grief counseling. But that’s not all. Ladies, let’s march. A million will mobilize. The dream shall never die. Abraham and Martin will be expecting us at the Lincoln Memorial.