One year after the historic Women’s Marches of 2017, feminists once again demanded—in numbers too large to ignore—that lawmakers and politicians hear our voice and heed our call for equality. Ms. readers and activists shared photos of marches across the country on Instagram with the #MsMarches hashtag—here are some of their views from the front lines.
Carmen Rios is a self-proclaimed feminist superstar and the former digital editor at Ms. Her writing on queerness, gender, race and class has been published in print and online by outlets including BuzzFeed, Bitch, Bust, CityLab, DAME, ElixHER, Feministing, Feminist Formations, GirlBoss, GrokNation, MEL, Mic, the National Women’s History Museum, SIGNS and the Women’s Media Center; and she is a co-founder of Webby-nominated Argot Magazine. @carmenriosss|carmenfuckingrios.com