The Importance Of The Women's March In America

The Women’s March is a major phenomenon famous for being one of the biggest protects in American history. The idea for the march begun as a Facebook post just after the 2016 election, and soon turned into a viral event that became familiarized to women across the world. After the word spread about this protest, the march was covered by various news sources in newspapers, internet articles, and television stations. Soon, all women were informed about this massive protest, and were ready to stick up for what they believed in.
After the initial announcement, women planned and prepared for this protest. They created signs expressing their feeling towards the inauguration of Trump. They were ready to take action, and fight for what they believed in. People of all ages, ethnicities, and genders, prepared for what was to be known as the “Women’s March in America”.
These marchers gathered in cities across the country, and it is estimated that there were nearly 5 million in the streets in protest of the
Women were seen as less than men. They were seen as simple housewives who had no skill or manner to work. The first women’s movement in the United States focused largely on the struggle for female suffrage. This march began in 1848 at Seneca Falls, New York, where more than two hundred people gathered for the first modern convention on women’s rights. Women gathered to protest their unequal rights. Later, in 1923, on the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Seneca Falls convention, feminist Alice Paul drafted a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee equal rights for women. This new amendment, also know as the ERA, stated “that the rights guaranteed by the Constitution apply equally to all persons regardless of their sex.” This Amendment was finally passed by Congress in 1972, but still had trouble when it came to state ratification, however, still paved a pathway for future rights