Why Is The Women's March Important To The Civil Rights Movement?

Post the inauguration of the newly elected President of the United States Donald Trump, the Women's March was hosted all over the country on January 21, 2017, protesting for equal rights for all sexes. The first Women's March occurrence was during the Civil Rights Movement on March 13, 1913. The march on Saturday consisted of not only women, but men were present as well as children; including the LGBTQIA community, immigrants, disabled people, and all minorities and races were there. There were guest speakers, some from the local town or city, some were public figures. A lot of the protesters had signs stating significant quotes, lyrics, words, etc. that they wanted to protest for. The march represented the feminist theory. Feminist theory entails the struggles for political, social,
In the past, women cooked, cleaned the house, took care of the kids, prepared the meals, etc. Pertaining to the economic struggle, women were discriminated for employment and how much they were able to receive for their work. As of today, it still is not "normal" in society for women to have a CEO position, be a doctor, an entrepreneur, or a head coach. Even though, society has open their arms a little more for allowing women to achieve greatness, there still remains inequality. As far as educational issues, women were not perceived to be intelligent. Women were not granted equal opportunities compared to men. For example, in the movie “Hidden Figures”, three African American women were asked to help assist with NASA due to their expertise skills. This story went unheard of because society would not allow the truth to be heard until now. Lastly, the political issue pertained to the ending of violence, reproductive rights, LGBTQIA rights, workers' rights, civil rights, disability rights,