The Waves: Was the Womens March Successful?

Published: Jan. 20, 2022, 8 a.m.

b'On this week\\u2019s episode of The Waves, Slate senior writer Christina Cauterucci looks back to the first Women\\u2019s March that took place on Jan. 21, 2017. She talks to New York Magazine\\u2019s Rebecca Traister about what the march accomplished for progressive organizing and the role protests can have going forward. Then she sits down with Angela Peoples, an activist and organizer who went to the march with a sign saying \\u201cWhite Women Voted for Trump\\u201d\\u2014and went viral.\\xa0\\n\\nIn Slate Plus, Christina and Angela continue their conversation and talk about the connection between the Women\\u2019s March and the Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Susan Matthews and June Thomas.\\xa0\\n\\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'