Women's March on Washington (2017)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lucy Hargrett Draper U.S. Women's Movement protest archive
Collection
Identifier: W159
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2017 - 2021; 1979, 1987-2021
Women's March Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: W150
Abstract
On January 21, 2017, millions of people worldwide took part in marches to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump as the President of the United States. The first protest, which took place in Washington, D.C., was known as the Women's March on Washington and was intended as a response to anti-woman rhetoric and beliefs that were espoused during Trump's campaign. While women's and reproductive rights were at the forefront of marchers' concerns, many also protested the racist, anti-immigrant,...
Dates:
2017-2018