Civil Disobedience: The Women's March

Peace, positivity,and negativity are things that have been closely together in this day and age. Strikes, marches, boycotts, and revolts are things that happen often in this world. A recent example is the Women's March, which occurred nation wide on January 21st, 2017, due to the election of Donald Trump. "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence", a quote by Vince Lombardi. Of course, we all know, that no government is perfect. Every government will have flaws. It is this, that keeps the world spinning. People have something to talk about, to work for, to hate, or to love. There is always a great deal of improvement to be achieved. Peaceful resistance to laws can effect the society in many
As the word civil is included in "civil disobedience" these things are professed in a calm and nonviolent way. Henry David Thoreau once said "If a plant cannot live according to nature, it dies; and so a man." This quote is related to how the government is ran. If the conditions aren't right and equal, the man will suffer. In 1849, Thoreau wrote an essay called "Civil Disobedience." Henry disagreed with slavery and fought to end it. In his essay, he wrote about how slavery is wrong. Rosa Parks and MLK would eventually act on these topics and join the fight. On Monday, March 3, 1913, "...in a white cape astride a white horse, lawyer Inez Mulholland led the great women suffrage parade down Pennsylvania Avenue in the nation's capital. Behind her stretched a long line ..... ,with about 24 floats, and more than 5,000 marchers." The parade was created to gain more women's rights. The act was later called "The Woman in White." All of these activists put their hands into the proverbial fire, knowing full well what to expect. Some went to jail and some we're treated poorly. Most importantly of all, they made a change. That is why all of these people are seen as hero's in today's