Hundreds of thousands of mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, parents and children, and groups of friends gathered January 21 for the Women’s March on Washington. The protest was peaceful but not quiet. Similar marches took place across the United States and around the world. Demonstrators gathered in Tokyo and Chicago; Berlin and Sydney; Capetown and Los Angeles. Organizers said more than 600 marches were planned worldwide. They took to the streets the day after U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration. His swearing-in ceremony Friday also drew hundreds of thousands of people to Washington. Organizers of the Women’s March on Washington said as many as 500,000 people filled the streets of D.C. The crowd was so big that people could not march as a group to the White House as planned. Organizers told people to make their own way there. Crowds of people marched down several D.C. streets leading to the White House. In Chicago, organizers canceled the marching part of their event for safety reasons. The crowd had reached an estimated 150,000 people. Many traveled downtown to the march on the Washington Metro subway system. Metro officials estimated that it had had more than 470,000 riders by 1 p.m. on Saturday, the Washington Post reported. One metro station became so crowded that the National Guard was told to stand by. On the trains and in the streets, demonstrators wore pointed pink hats and held handmade signs. Their signs called for respect of women’s rights and human rights. Protesters said they hoped they sent Donald Trump a message on his first full day in office.
Title: Hundreds of Thousands Attend Women's March on Washington
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1636/womens_march.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Hundreds of Thousands Attend Women's March on Washington' data-article-id='2154'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='16583'>Hundreds of thousands of mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, parents and children, and groups of friends gathered January 21 for the Women’s March on Washington.</span> <span data-start-time='16583' data-end-time='24167'>The protest was peaceful but not quiet.</span> <span data-start-time='24167' data-end-time='31125'>Similar marches took place across the United States and around the world.</span> <span data-start-time='31125' data-end-time='40917'>Demonstrators gathered in Tokyo and Chicago; Berlin and Sydney; Capetown and Los Angeles.</span> <span data-start-time='40917' data-end-time='48604'>Organizers said more than 600 marches were planned worldwide.</span> <span data-start-time='48604' data-end-time='56458'>They took to the streets the day after U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration.</span> <span data-start-time='56458' data-end-time='64938'>His swearing-in ceremony Friday also drew hundreds of thousands of people to Washington.</span> <span data-start-time='64938' data-end-time='77583'>Organizers of the Women’s March on Washington said as many as 500,000 people filled the streets of D.C.</span> <span data-start-time='77583' data-end-time='86979'>The crowd was so big that people could not march as a group to the White House as planned. </span> <span data-start-time='86979' data-end-time='92250'>Organizers told people to make their own way there.</span> <span data-start-time='92250' data-end-time='99146'>Crowds of people marched down several D.C. streets leading to the White House.</span> <span data-start-time='99146' data-end-time='107375'>In Chicago, organizers canceled the marching part of their event for safety reasons.</span> <span data-start-time='107375' data-end-time='114646'>The crowd had reached an estimated 150,000 people.</span> <span data-start-time='114646' data-end-time='121354'>Many traveled downtown to the march on the Washington Metro subway system.</span> <span data-start-time='121354' data-end-time='136167'>Metro officials estimated that it had had more than 470,000 riders by 1 p.m. on Saturday, the Washington Post reported.</span> <span data-start-time='136167' data-end-time='145667'>One metro station became so crowded that the National Guard was told to stand by.</span> <span data-start-time='145667' data-end-time='156292'>On the trains and in the streets, demonstrators wore pointed pink hats and held handmade signs.</span> <span data-start-time='156292' data-end-time='163479'>Their signs called for respect of women’s rights and human rights.</span> <span data-start-time='163479' data-end-time='173458'>Protesters said they hoped they sent Donald Trump a message on his first full day in office.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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