Jackie Spierman oral history interview, July 21, 2017

Interviewed by Karen Stephens. In this interview, Jackie Spierman talks about her family's political beliefs, including discussing why they refused to pay a poll tax in order to vote. She describes her experience at the Women's March on Washington. Spierman organized a busload of women, including her daughter, from her church congregation to attend the march. She talks about dealing with the massive crowd at the march, being separated from her group, and the positivity of the other marchers. Spierman discusses the importance of fighting for social progress and the dangers of allowing society to return to where it was in the 1950s and 1960s in terms of women's rights, gay rights, and other issues. She encourages women to find their own inner strength and to stand up and fight for what they believe in, and to support those who are most vulnerable.