In Photos: Women March in DC, Overseas

January 21, 2017 3:10 PM

Protesters fill in along Independence Avenue hours before the Women's March on Washington kicks off. January 21, 2017 (B. Allen / VOA)

Protesters at the Women's March in Washington D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: E. Cherneff / VOA)

Protesters hold up signs ahead of the Women's March on Washington in downtown Washington, D.C., one day after Donald Trump's inauguration as President of the United States of America. January 21, 2017 (B. Allen / VOA)

Protesters at the Women's March in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: E. Cherneff / VOA)

Women with pink hats and signs begin to gather early and are set to make their voices heard on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington.

Women with bright pink hats and signs begin to gather early and are set to make their voices heard on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington.

Women's March protesters gather near the Native American Museum near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: E. Cherneff / VOA)

Women's March participants in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: B. Allen / VOA)

Protesters fill in along Independence Avenue hours before the Women's March on Washington kicks off. January 21, 2017 (B. Allen / VOA)

The flag-draped casket of late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is carried through National Statuary Hall during a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Participants in the Women's March, march through Nairobi's Karura forest in Kenya, Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: J.Craig/VOA)

A participant in the Women's march through Nairobi's Karura forest wears a t-shirt that says "this is what feminist looks like", in Kenya, Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: J.Craig/VOA)

Demonstrators take part in the Women's March on London, following the Inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, in London, Jan. 21, 2016.

Protesters take part in the Women's March in Paris, France, Jan. 21, 2017. The march formed part of a worldwide day of action following the inauguration of Donald Trump to U.S. President.

People hold candles as they protest in solidarity with the Women's March in Washington at the same time as the U.S. Presidential inauguration, in Brussels on Jan. 20, 2017.

People protest in solidarity with the Women's March in Washington at the same time as the U.S. Presidential inauguration, in Brussels on Jan. 20, 2017.

Protesters pose for a photograph with a banner before they take part in the Women's March on Dublin, Ireland Jan. 21, 2017.

Activist Sarah Annay Williamson holds a placard and shouts slogan during the Women's March rally in Kolkata, India, Jan. 21, 2017.

A woman shouts slogans as she takes part in the #IWillGoOut rally, to show solidarity with the Women's March in Washington, along a street in Ahmedabad, India, Jan. 21, 2017.

Women take part in the #IWillGoOut rally, to show solidarity with the Women's March in Washington, along a street in Bengaluru, India, Jan. 21, 2017.