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On January 21, 2017, the day after Donald Trump was inaugurated the 45th president of the United States, millions of women (and men) across the United States and around the world assembled for the Women’s March. The marches and rallies were the single biggest day of protest in US history. Fast-forward one year, and again millions of people turned out for the second Women’s March, not as many as the previous year, but still in significant numbers. More important, the energy, anger, and hope that have fueled the two marches are being channeled into other activities. Time’s Up launched a new Legal Defense Fund to combat sexual harassment; the #MeToo campaign caught fire; and a record number of women have filed to run for local, state, and national political office in the fall. This past year has truly been the Year of the Woman.
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