For over a century women have been standing together and
protesting in hopes of being seen and heard. They wanted (and still want) to
make the statement that we as women, are equal to men. One historical parade,
the 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade, took place a day before Woodrow Wilson’s
inauguration, protesting for women’s right to vote. Today, the Women’s March on
Washington took place just shortly after Trump’s inauguration to protest
everything he doesn’t believe in. Not only was it women, but it was the LGBTQ community,
and men as well, fighting for a safe space for everyone to live comfortably.
This march reminded me specifically of where it first originated from. In 1995,
the Million Man March took place to honor black men and to also make
improvements within the black man and his community as well. In response to this, there was the Million Women March.
This march was held in Philadelphia and just as many influential famous women
came and marched alongside the black women too. The picture I posted above is
from this march in 1997. The purpose of these marches was to get the idea
across that we want to be seen; and just like women today are fighting to have
their rights, back then black people were fighting to have their rights too. These
marches and mass protests are so important to society, it shows that anyone can
get together and raise awareness to issues that still exist…. and slowly be a part
of that change.
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This is a wonderful post! I love the image you chose. I agree that marches, such as the women's march, are very important. Not only do they raise awareness to important issues, but they also exhibit a strong togetherness that we do not see often enough.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I find it so interesting that after all of this time the "march" is still so influential in promoting social change. It brings a sort of physicality to this idea of equality; that we are really here and ready to demand our rights face to face. It is, in my opinion, so much more impactful than word of mouth. When people, whether they be women, men, a part of the LGBTQ+ community, etc, come together as one mass and as one people it makes a gigantic statement. They may not all be equal but they are fighting for equality regardless. I like the image you chose as well, just by looking at the picture you can see the strength in numbers bursting out from behind the banner.
ReplyDeleteThere is also the realization from the outcome of our past election that we are fighting so many battles that we seemingly have already/have begun to overcome. Women's rights, gay rights, rights for colored people...civil rights? Why are we fighting for this all over again, or feeling like we're starting from the beginning? It does show, though, that the American people are relentless and will never stop fighting for what is right. That's pretty cool.