> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Required Reading: Women's March Posters - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/required-reading-womens-march-posters/ - Published: 2017-01-22T17:12:03.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:13:09.000Z - Description: The largest protests in US history took place yesterday, and people's sign creativity was on full display. - Author: Hrag Vartanian - Tags: Art, J20, Required Reading, Weekend, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:23 (2016, 2017, part 2) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/img_4291-2-1000.jpg) A sign from the NYC Women’s March (photo by Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) Yesterday, over three million (and some say over four million) people joined the Women’s Marches across the United States and the world. They are believed to be the biggest protests in US history. An NYU psychology professor [Jay Van Bavel collected the protest numbers](https://twitter.com/jayvanbavel/status/823131712007925761?ref=hyperallergic.com) in a Google doc, and his estimate is a total 3,667,305 people on the low side and 4,577,523 on the high side. That would suggest over 1% of the US population (maybe even 1.5%) marched yesterday, including: - DC — 500,000–1,000,000 - LA — 500,000–750,000 - NYC — 400,00–500,000 - Chicago — 250,000 - Denver — 200,000 - Boston — 175,000 - Seattle — 120,000–175,000 - SF — 100,000–150,000 - St. Paul/Minneapolis — 90,000–100,000 - Madison, WI — 75,000–100,000 Here are some of the most creative and playful signs we spotted in person and on social media. I should mention that the New York protest had more handmade signs than I’ve ever seen in any protest. Enjoy: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/img_2203.jpg) From the NYC protest (Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/img_1577.jpg) From the NYC protest (Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/img_9165-1000.jpg) From the NYC protest (Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/img_4256.jpg) From the NYC protest (Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/img_5702.jpg) From the NYC protest (Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/p1020169.jpg) From the Washington, DC Women’s Protest (photo by An Xiao Mina/Hyperallergic) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/p1020238.jpg) From the Washington, DC Women’s Protest (photo by An Xiao Mina/Hyperallergic) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/p1020255.jpg) From the Washington, DC Women’s Protest (photo by An Xiao Mina/Hyperallergic) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/p1020355.jpg) From the Washington, DC Women’s Protest (photo by An Xiao Mina/Hyperallergic) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/p1020237.jpg) From the Washington, DC Women’s Protest (photo by An Xiao Mina/Hyperallergic) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/p1020201.jpg) From the Washington, DC Women’s Protest (photo by An Xiao Mina/Hyperallergic) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/01/p1020334.jpg) From the Washington, DC Women’s Protest (photo by An Xiao Mina/Hyperallergic) > Sign Swag Squad [#crew](https://twitter.com/hashtag/crew?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) [pic.twitter.com/ipWwORGs3T](https://t.co/ipWwORGs3T?ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Mr. Kunle 🗣💨 (@KunleIRAK) [January 21, 2017](https://twitter.com/KunleIRAK/status/822904725800685568?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > [#WomensMarch](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomensMarch?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) [pic.twitter.com/4veqo1hvSl](https://t.co/4veqo1hvSl?ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Boing Boing (@BoingBoing) [January 21, 2017](https://twitter.com/BoingBoing/status/822808866878590976?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > \*Fantastic\* sign at the NYC Women's March. Photo by Rachel Alemany. [pic.twitter.com/uPqjsVBJzT](https://t.co/uPqjsVBJzT?ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) [January 21, 2017](https://twitter.com/stevesilberman/status/822869709435518976?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > And [@womensmarchchi](https://twitter.com/womensmarchchi?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) embroidered protest sign is hooped and ready! [@womensmarch](https://twitter.com/womensmarch?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) [#notmypresident](https://twitter.com/hashtag/notmypresident?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) [pic.twitter.com/My8AyqRxfq](https://t.co/My8AyqRxfq?ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Shannon “Badass Cross Stitch” Downey (@ShannonDowney) [January 19, 2017](https://twitter.com/ShannonDowney/status/821926038687154176?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > spotted @ nyc women's march [pic.twitter.com/d6X5re105a](https://t.co/d6X5re105a?ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — New York Year Zero (@newyorkyearzero) [January 21, 2017](https://twitter.com/newyorkyearzero/status/822884715707437056?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > Here for this. [pic.twitter.com/o0ubit2h5t](https://t.co/o0ubit2h5t?ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Kima Jones 🍅 (@kima\_jones) [January 22, 2017](https://twitter.com/kima%5Fjones/status/822957889329340416?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) [*Re*](http://hyperallergic.com/tag/required-reading/)[*quired Reading*](http://hyperallergic.com/tag/required-reading/) *is published every Sunday morning ET, and is comprised of a short list of art-related links to long-form articles, videos, blog posts, or photo essays worth a second look.*