2017 Women's March

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2017-womens-march

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of main event?January 21, 2017
2. What is the global participation estimate?Over 7 million individuals worldwide
3. What was the Women's March in 2017?It was a huge protest where millions marched to say that women's rights are part of human rights. It started after President Trump was elected.
4. Why did people march in Washington, D.C.?The main march in Washington had about 470,000 people and was the center of a larger movement that had millions across the U.S. and many other countries.

Impetus: The driving force or motivation behind an action or event.
Intersectionality: The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, regarded as creating overlapping systems of discrimination.
Catalyst: A substance or event that causes or accelerates a change or action.