"Protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families – recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country"[3]
Estimated over 200,000 people in Washington, D.C.[9] In Washington, D.C., it was the largest protest since the anti-Vietnam War protests in the 1960s and 1970s outside of the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.
Estimated 3,300,000–4,600,000 in the United States[10][9] Estimated up to 5 million worldwide[11][12][failed verification]
The main protest was in Washington, D.C., and is known as the Women's March on Washington[23] with many other marches taking place worldwide. The Washington March was streamed live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.[24] The Washington March drew over 470,000 people.[25] Between 3,267,134 and 5,246,670 people participated in the marches in the U.S.,[26] approximately 1.0 to 1.6 percent of the U.S. population. Worldwide participation has been estimated at over seven million.[11][12][27] At least 408 marches were reported to have been planned in the U.S. and 168 in 81[11] other countries.[28] After the marches, organizers reported that around 673 marches took place worldwide, on all seven continents, 29 in Canada, 20 in Mexico,[13] and 1 in Antarctica.[29][30] The crowds were peaceful: no arrests were made in D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles,[b] New York City, or Seattle, where a combined total of about two million people marched.[32] The organization's website states that they wanted to adhere to "the nonviolent ideology of the Civil Rights movement".[33] Following the march, the organizers of the Women's March on Washington posted the "10 Actions for the first 100 Days" campaign for joint activism to keep up momentum from the march.[34][35]
2017 Women's March in downtown, Los Angeles.
^Cite error: The named reference Cauterucci was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference Guiding was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Emily Tamkin; Robbie Gramer (January 21, 2017). "The Women's March Heard Round the World". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017. The Women's March on Saturday ... grew into a day long international event both in support of women and in opposition to the president's past rhetoric and potential future policies. There were more than 600 events in 60 countries around the world, with millions taking to the streets.
^"Women's March on Washington". Women's March on Washington. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017. You can view the program live on a number of Jumbotrons on Independence Ave. and through all of our social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
^Schmidt, Kierstein; Almukhtar, Sarah (January 20, 2017), "Where Women's Marches Are", The New York Times, archived from the original on January 21, 2017, retrieved January 21, 2017
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).