Women stood on statues and climbed trees, shouting "We are the popular vote!"
Photographer: Carolyn Drake/Magnum Photos for Bloomberg
The Women Who Marched Into History in Trump’s Capital
A photo essay following some of the hundreds of thousands of people—protesters and supporters—who descended on Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
Hundreds of thousands of people walked though the streets of the U.S. capital on Saturday in defiance of a president who had taken office just one day before. They came on buses and airplanes to join the Women's March on Washington, creating the epicenter of a national protest event unlike any other recent presidential inauguration.
The official D.C. protest didn't start until 10 a.m. but at dawn people were already gathering in the National Mall. Some of the signs they carried were funny: "And you think SHE was nasty." Another: "I'm not usually a sign guy but geez." Others were somber, borrowing quotes from James Baldwin and Malala Yousafzai.