The Power of Posters: A look at the posters from the Women’s March
By Laura Wortman
November 3, 2021
Saturday, Oct. 2, thousands of protestors gathered at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C. to march to Capitol Hill once again. Outraged by the Supreme Court’s decline to stop Texas’ recent bill banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, guest speakers stood on stage and delivered heartfelt stories as the crowd prepared to march.
Five years after the historic women’s march following former President Donald Trump’s inauguration, this march was organized and sponsored by over 90 groups including the Center for American Progress, a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization, and Planned Parenthood, a nonprofit that provides reproductive health care. There were thousands of people who came out in support, not only in Washington D.C., but in other major cities like Los Angeles, New York City, and Philadelphia.
Marching towards the U.S. Capitol building, protestors chanted “my body, my choice,” while proudly holding up their posters. Poster boards, sharpie outlines, printed and laminated, cardboard cutouts --there was no discrimination when it came to the plethora of signs displayed at the march. Without having to express a word verbally, each poster was able to communicate the stance of the individual carrying it.
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Above: Held by George Washington University student Lisa Gallagher: “My poster highlights intersectional feminism because sexism is not an isolated issue, but overlaps with so many other issues that are important to address and cannot be ignored”.
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Above: A protester holds up her sign in the heat as the crowd gathers to listen to the guest speakers of the day.
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Above: A group holds up their posters next to each other in front of the Supreme Court.
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Above: Anti-abortion protestors hold up their own signs as they are guarded by police from the march.
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Above: At the end of the march, protestors sit on the sidewalks to rest. Protestors dressed as Ruth Bader Ginsburg hold a riot shield and signs urging SCOTUS to protect Roe V. Wade.