MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. HISTORY IS NOW! WOMEN'S MARCH 2017 PROJECT:
An Inventory of Its Photograph and Moving Image Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
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Minnesota Historical Society. History is Now! Women's March 2017 Project, compiler.
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| Title: | History is Now! Women's March 2017 photograph and moving image collection. |
| Dates: | January 21, 2017. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Digital images acquired as part of a project to document the Women's March on January 21, 2017 in Minnesota as well as in Washington, D.C. Images include crowds of marchers; participants posed with their handmade signs or wearing their hand-knitted “pussy hats,” groups of friends or mothers and daughters who marched together, and group-coordinated bus transportation. Also included is a video with clips of a ride on public light-rail to the march, speeches given on the steps of the State Capitol, marchers chanting, and close-ups of signs and participants. Photographers included notes that described their experiences and gave their reasons for participating in the march. The reasons they stated went beyond supporting women's rights and included standing against sexism, racism, fascism, and police brutality; supporting immigrant and LGBTQ rights; advocating universal healthcare; and making their voices heard. |
| Quantity: | 14 photographs : digital, JPEG and PNG, color. 1 video file : digital, MOV, color. |
| Location: | I.492 : See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
The Women's March on Washington was a worldwide protest with approximately 5 million total participants in all 50 states and on all 7 continents on January 21, 2017, the day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated. The march was organized to highlight women's issues and discontent with the rhetoric of Trump’s presidential campaign. Pink "pussy hats” became an icon of the movement in reference to a recorded 2005 conversation with Trump who made a comment about grabbing women by their genitals. The hats were styled with corners like cat ears playing on the word "pussy."
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Collection arranged alphabetically by last name of submission.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Historical Society. History is Now! Women's March 2017 Project, History is Now! Women's March 2017 Photograph and Moving Image Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.
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Accession Information:
Accession number: AV2017.138
Processing Information:
Processed by: Karen Obermeyer-Kolb, August 2017
Catalog ID number: 8884979
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Collection I.493.1 dig | | Women's March, St. Paul. |
| | | Photographer: Jeremy Ryan Carr |
| | | Submission note: "I took part in the Women’s March in St. Paul, Minnesota. We had over 100,000 people show up. People of all genders and races and abilities. It was a powerful experience. I am a TV director by trade and I had brought along a camera to shoot the event." |
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| Collection I.493.2 dig | | Women's March, Washington, D.C. |
| | | Photographer: Toni Decker |
| | | Submission note: "I attended the Woman’s March in D.C. with my 29 year old daughter and a good friend. I went because of my disappointment that this great country was unable to elect a woman President. I think it is an embarrassment that a country supposedly as advanced as we claim to be, refused to vote for the more qualified candidate, in part because of her gender.This is a photo of my friend Marilyn (on the left) me, and my 29 year old daughter, Jasmine. We flew into DC in the morning and this photo was taken shortly after we arrived downtown. I had hoped to get closer to the Capitol, but this was the closest we got because there were so many people." |
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| Collection I.493.3 dig | | Women's March, St. Paul. |
| | | Photographer: Mary Dupont |
| | | Submission note: "Darcy McKenzie, Democratic Party organizer, hired a school bus to pick up neighbors at her house in Mendota Heights and transport them to and from Cathedral and Capitol Hill in St. Paul (making two and three rounds to collect everyone). About 100 people registered to ride the bus, and attended the March, including State Senator Matt Klein and his wife and five kids. Young people were well-represented, and overwhelmingly impressed with the experience of participating in such an enormous event. We all felt proud to be able to show our children that even those too young to vote, can raise a voice and be heard." |
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| Collection I.493.4 dig | | Women's March, St. Paul. |
| | | Photographer: Mary Dupont |
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| Collection I.493.5 dig | | Women's March, St. Paul. |
| | | Photographer: Mary Kay Feltes |
| | | Submission note: "Owatonna (group secured bus for ~19 marchers)." |
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| Collection I.493.6 dig | | Women's March, St. Paul. |
| | | Photographer: Eva Goodman |
| | | Submission note: "'BLM no DAPL' photograph names in order from left to right: Ayla Griggs, Donna Hellmann, Kendra Okposo, Eva Goodman, Sonia Gockley. The answer is that they are here now. The magic of the Women’s March was that it brought together all types of women for the greater good. As a diverse group of women of color, we made the conscious decision to wear all black because we wanted to be seen. We wanted to be a symbolic reminder that women of color have not always been included in the story of feminism in America, but we have always been present and integral to the fight for equality." |
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| Collection I.493.7 dig | | Women's March, Washington, D.C. |
| | | Photographer: Stacy Lienemann |
| | | Submission note: "I attended the Women's March on Washington in D.C. and heard you were looking for photos and documentation. I rode the Amy Klobuchar bus to the event with women from the Duluth, Mankato, and Rochester areas. The photos I included are 6641 (The Klobuchar bus crew), 6630 (Me holding up my sign after the March by one of the sign drops in front of the Capitol building), My friend from Albany, NY had knitted our hats, but her bus showed up 4 1/2 hours late so she didn't make it to the March.)." |
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| Collection I.493.8 dig | | Women's March, Washington, D.C. |
| | | Photographer: Stacy Lienemann |
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| Collection I.493.9 dig | | Women's March, St. Paul. |
| | | Photographer: Madison Schumacher |
| | | Submission note: "My cardboard sign reads "Call me Oriental one more time", a slogan I chose because just earlier that week I had been called "an Oriental" on a bus. After the man also told me "Ni Hao", I explained to him that my family is actually from a Cantonese-speaking region of China and put in my headphones. He proceeded to shout at me "Ni Hao" again as I was getting off the bus.For me, my womanhood is inseparable from my mixed race, which is inseparable from my queer identity. My approach to the Women's March had to be intersectional because my body is intersectional and our collective struggles are deeply intertwined. However, I found the march itself to be not intersectional and, as a person of color, I felt as though the people around me were only happy to see me there as proof that they were righteous in their distinctly white feminism. Many people took pictures of my sign as evidence to their own "wokeness" on their social media accounts. Dozens of people approached me to photograph me and my sign but would then leave - as if they didn't actually care about me or my lived experience or why I wrote that on my sign in the first place. It was like they were taking something from me and not giving back anything in return.I'm glad I went to the Women's March - it was truly historic. But I will not say that I felt valued in more than a tokenizing way. Nonetheless, I'm still proud of my sign and I hope you find it and my photographs interesting." |
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| Collection I.493.10 dig | | Women's March, St. Paul. |
| | | Photographer: Perry Schussler |
| | | Submission note: "My main reason for marching was to support lgbt rights, but I also was there to fight fascism, end police brutality, support immigrants and Muslims, and show support for healthcare for all. My focus on photos was to document some of the more queer-oriented signs that I saw. I marched with my wife, Lizzie Ehrenhalt, and my friend Rosa Corral. I also caught up with my sister Johanna Schussler, who can be seen in two of the photos when we were on the John Ireland bridge that crosses 94. My sister is in the state employees union, and she was there marching with them (MAPE)." |
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| Collection I.493.11 dig | | Women's March, St. Paul. |
| | | Photographer: Samantha Tschida |
| | | Submission note: "Since the Women’s March, I have kindly responded to anyone willing to listen, that for me, for us, it was not an anti-Trump protest. It was a positive, heart-filled rally for women's issues and to demand respect. When my teenage daughter came to me 2 weeks beforehand and revealed her desire to attend the march, I ensured she was able to articulate her purpose for being there. She marched for all of the women who fought before us, for all women’s respect by all persons, trust in her own body, and full equality. These are photos depicting our young activists' strength, motivation, and experience." |
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| Collection I.493.12 dig | | Women's March, St. Paul. |
| | | Photographer: Richard Monaghan |
| | | Submission note: "We got to the march super early so he decided to walk around and take pictures of signs or people that he found made a point or perhaps just made him laugh. Our experience was great, we met and talked to a variety of people and families of all ages, races, and reasons for marching. We were there when the one arrest at the march happened, and watching people be pepper sprayed was eye opening, however some people were prepared for this and had milk and liquids on hand to wash people's eyes out. After that one blip however, the whole protest was peaceful. I think the last thing any of us wanted to see was more trouble or violence coming out of an administration and campaign that thrives on it. Making my voice, however small it was, heard felt
therapeutic. To know that I wasn't the only one feeling upset and scared by what is happening makes me feel like not all was lost with the election of Trump. We are in this together and will keep going." (Submission by Christin Urbanski). |
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| Collection I.493.13 dig | | Women's March, St. Paul. |
| | | Photographer: Annie Vang |
| | | Submission note: "I was a speaker towards the end of the event and I attended this march with my 13 year old daughter. I did not take very many pictures because I was the Hmong American woman holding the banner with a lot of other very awesome ladies. One picture I do have is of my daughter and I at the very beginning before we started marching and a few other random pictures of the march." |
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| Collection I.493.14 dig | | Women's March, St. Paul. |
| | | Photographer: Amanda Varley |
| | | Submission note: "Prior to the march my dear friend, Jill Suurmeyer gathered nearly two dozen friends and family in her Saint Paul home for camaraderie, coffee, and pastries. Jill gave an inspiring talk to the group drawing on Hubert H. Humphrey's comments (text is final quote here and recording) on the preamble to the constitution highlighting "we the people" as the most important words in democracy. She reiterated that the preamble to the constitution is a call to action- and we were gathered to act. As a large group we walked together to the march. I was taken aback by the sheer number of people at the march. Everyone was in good spirits and the inspiration continued well after the event. The banner itself is made from fabric scraps mostly from my grandmother, Joan
Smith of Faribault, Minnesota. My grandmother taught me how to sew and I had been sewing for about five years before the march. I had spent weeks considering what sign to make and after attending the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Denver on January 16, 2017 I became inspired sew a cloth sign with lettering and a friend gave me the idea for feMNist. The banner garnered several comments and kudos during the event from passers by. It became tiring to hold raised since a rod was not allowed and we did rotate who was holding the sign- mostly myself with Jill Suurmeyer or my partner, Martin Dunne." The banner was sewn by me- I enjoyed creating it juxtaposing a traditional feminine medium with the statement of progress. I purposefully kept it a simple message since I marched as a sign of unity. While I certainly have my own strong opinions, I wanted to celebrate and honor the unique voices in the coalition. It was a rally to inspire women and men to get to work resisting President Trump's harmful rhetoric and policy proposals." |
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| Collection I.493.15 dig | | Women's March, St. Paul. |
| | | Photographer: Shawn Vriezen |
| | | Submission note: "My group was in the accessibility section near the front. All of us sans one person is Deaf. Two work at metro deaf school. Two of us, including myself, works as Certified Deaf Interpreters. We rallied in the morning and marched and eventually made it through the crowd to the front. These are a few photos I took of the day. Such a profound and beautiful experience." |
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Organizations:
- Women's March on Washington -- 2017 -- Photographs.
- Topics:
- Human rights -- History -- 21st century.
- Women's rights -- History -- 21st century.
- Women -- Political activity.
- Protest movements -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Protest movements -- Washington (D.C.) -- Photographs.
- Demonstrations -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.) -- Photographs.
- Document Types:
- Digital images.
- Video recordings.
- Photographs.
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