Empowering Illustrated Signs from Women’s Marches Around the World

Bodil Jane

Unless you were in an iso­la­tion cham­ber this past week­end, you prob­a­bly heard and/or par­tic­i­pat­ed in a Wom­en’s March. I was for­tu­nate to be able to make it to the main Wash­ing­ton, DC event (Bal­ti­more is just an hour train ride away). It was incred­i­ble! The streets were full of peo­ple march­ing for the equal­i­ty of all women, while also protest­ing Don­ald Trump’s dis­gust­ing atti­tudes and actions towards women.

Art and activism go hand in hand. The signs I saw were powerful, often incorporating humor or puns to make a point. Some were beautifully illustrated to boot. Here are some of my favorites I’ve seen around the web from the marches in DC and around the world.

Carson Ellis

Jen Mussari

Illustration by @mynorg; photo by @lafuentes13

Janna Morton

Eun-Ha Paek

Photo by Skye McNeill

Lindsay Stripling

Photo by Karen Hoffman

Jen Bloomer

Kate Zaremba

Kate Bingaman-Burt (+ her mom!)

Meera Lee Patel

Jen Collins

Claire Merchlinsky

Carolyn Suzuki

In addition to signs, Women Who Draw has the hashtag #wwdtogether_womensmarch which is a treasure trove of amazing illustrations.

Julia Rothman

Lisa Congdon

Katie Chandler

Sandi Falconer

Alice Lindstrom

It was empow­er­ing to stand with so many peo­ple who believe that wom­en’s rights are human rights. (Sad­ly, an issue that’s still up for debate.) In an elec­tion cycle that was dis­heart­en­ing, demean­ing, and tox­ic, march­ing was the best I felt since Novem­ber 8. The glob­al march­es only ampli­fied the con­tin­ued need stand togeth­er, defend, and work towards equal rights for all women—especially those who are the most marginalized.

You can read more about the mis­sion of the Wom­en’s March here. Since then, they’ve launched 10 Actions / 100 Days, which gives you action­able things you can do every 10 days that’ll sup­port the cause.