First published 2018
The Women's March organizers document how January 21, 2017 became the largest protest in American history. Bob Bland, Cassady Fendlay, Sarah Sophie Flicker, Janaye Ingram, Tamika Mallory, Paola Mendoza, Carmen Perez, and Linda Sarsour share their personal accounts of creating an event that mobilized over three million marchers across eighty-two countries. The book combines their oral history with firsthand accounts from participants worldwide and twenty-two essays from contributors including Senator Tammy Duckworth, America Ferrera, Roxane Gay, Ashley Judd, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and David Remnick. Exclusive photographs capture the global scope of demonstrations that stretched from small towns to major cities, from Boise to Boston to Bangkok to Buenos Aires. The organizers reveal how their initial concept grew beyond their expectations into a movement spanning all seven continents, and how they channeled the resulting energy into sustained activism.
Genres: non-fiction, biography-memoir, activism, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, personal-accounts
Setting: Boise, Boston, Bangkok, Buenos Aires
Period: January 21, 2017
320 pages · Hardcover · Dey Street Books