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Scope and Contents Interviewed by Erica Hague. In this interview, Michelle Pompei talks about the issues that motivated her to attend the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017, including reproductive rights, racial justice, and sexual assault. She talks about her experience at the march, which was positive, and her family's response to her attending the march, which was negative. Pompei discusses activities in which she has participated since the march, including working to change the sex education...

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Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Katharine Rapkin discusses her background and how that shaped her current politics. She explains that she became politically involved early in her life, and her attendance at the 2017 March re-started her political activity. She describes the march, gives advice to others, and discusses her issues with the Trump administration.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Lisa Flaherty. In this interview, Michelle Riley discusses her history with pro-choice activism. She describes her experience at the March for Women's Lives in Washington, D.C. in 2004, and compares that march with the 2017 Women's March on Washington. She talks about her experience at the Women's March on Washington, and expresses dismay that more people did not see Donald Trump's election coming. She talks about her feeling that younger people need to take up the mantle of...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In her interview, Tania Sammons describes growing up in Michigan, Virginia, and Kentucky. While much of her family has always been conservative, she considers herself liberal. In her interview she discusses the importance of her daughters, and how they were a large reason for her attending the Women's March on Washington in January 2017. She then describes the journey to the march, experiences at the march, and events following the march. She describes her...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Erica Hague. In this interview, Calvin Smith describes his experience at the Women's March on Washington, which he attended with his wife and adult daughter. He discusses the things that motivated him to march, including becoming aware of his own privilege as a white man and feeling obligated to help others who lack that privilege. He talks about dealing with social anxiety in the context of an enormous protest march, and he talks about the political activities in which he and...

Scope and Contents 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....

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Scott Stanton discusses his early life which involved a good deal of traveling (domestically and internationally). While his first paintings were mainly of musicians, he shifted towards more political themes after the shooting of Trayvon Martin. He began to add quotes to his paintings as well. Stanton extensively discusses his involvement with the Women's March--Stanton painted dozens of signs for marchers from Savannah to carry at the Women's...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Mariana Stephens discusses her experience at the 2017 Women's March on Washington, which she attended with her 14-year-old daughter Zoe. In addition to describing the events of the day, she talks about her motivations for marching, her hopes and fears for the future under the current administration, and her feelings about the current political and social climate in America. Stephens talks about her experience of the march in the context of her...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Zoe Stephens discusses her experiences at the 2017 Women's March on Washington, which she attended with her mother and other women from the Atlanta area. She talks about the frustration of feeling voiceless as someone too young to vote, and discusses her desire to become more involved in political and civic organizations. She discusses the galvanizing effect that the women's march had on her, and about the day of the march itself (including...

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Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Liza Strub discusses her experience at the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017. She compares the experience with past protests and marches in which she participated regarding reproductive rights and the Vietnam War. Strub expresses her opinions and concerns about the current political situation in America, and she talks about her hopes and fears for the future.

Scope and Contents Interviewwd by Karen Stephens. In this interview, Margie Lee Szymanski describes her past activism protesting the Vietnam War and her longtime support for the Democratic Party. She talks about her distress at Donald Trump's election, and details the issues that motivated her to attend the Women's March on Washington. She discusses her experiences at the march, which were overwhelmingly positive. Szymanski details ways in which she has stayed and plans to stay politically active in the...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Marie-Antoinette Tichler talks about her experiences attending the Women's March on Washington and helping organize women from Georgia to attend the march. She talks about her plans for staying involved in political activities, including her experience as an organizer of the Tax March in Atlanta on April 15, 2017. She talks about her career in the military, running a nonprofit, and writing a book. She also discusses her husband and...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Lisa Flaherty. In this interview, Linda Wilder-Bryan talks about her family and her childhood in Savannah. She discusses her son's murder, which inspired her to found LB4 & After, an organization that helps empower and uplift young people in Savannah. Wilder-Bryan discusses serving as team captain for a busload of Savannah women who attended the Women's March on Washington, and she describes her powerfully positive experience at the march. She talks about the signs that...

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Interviewed by Franklin Abbott and Kamla Dutt

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Interviewed by Franklin Abbott and Kamla Dutt.

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Interviewed by Franklin Abbott

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Erica Hague. In this interview, Amanda Hollowell discusses her experience organizing the Women's March in Savannah, Georgia on January 21, 2017. She talks about recruiting speakers for the march, interacting with law enforcement, dealing with other people who worked on organizing the march, and promoting the march in the media. Hollowell talks about other forms of political activism and advocacy in which she is and has been involved, including numerous political campaigns. She...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Karen Carson. In this interview, Wendy Yandle-Smith talks about why she decided to attend the Women's March on Washington with her husband and daughter. She discusses their experience at the march, including the friendliness of the crowd, various signs and chants, and their activities in Washington before and after the march. Yandle-Smith also talks about continuing to support the mission of the march after she returned to Georgia by joining local activist groups. She...

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Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Kate Woeber talks about her experience attending the Women's March on Washington with a group of friends. She discusses her career as a midwife, her family's and her own political views, and her concerns for life under the Trump administration.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Erica Hague. In this interview, Carmen Evans talks about participating in the Women's March in Savannah, Ga. on January 21, 2017. She describes the two groups that organized rallies and marches and talks about them eventually coming together. She talks about her experiences during the march and her feelings and activities since it happened. She discusses her evolving relationship with social media, her hopes and fears for the future, and her feelings about the Women's March on...