Women’s March Brings Flood of Pink Hats, Fiery Rhetoric to Washington
WASHINGTON — Brandishing signs reading “The future is female” and “Make America kind again,” tens of thousands of marchers turned streets near the National Mall into a sea of pink hats and homemade signs Saturday, raising their voices in support of gender equality.
As Donald Trump attended a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral on his first full day as president, demonstrators from across the country descended on D.C., arriving in buses, caravans and packing public transportation to gather near the National Mall and hear from prominent women’s rights activists, lawmakers and celebrities. A slow-moving procession began Saturday afternoon along Constitution Avenue toward the Washington Monument, and planned to end near the White House.
Organizers say the Women’s March on Washington was intentionally scheduled for the day after the presidential inauguration with the aim of sending a powerful message to the newly minted administration: Women’s rights are human rights.
