In a lot of ways the 2018 Women’s March was not much different from the 2017 edition. Again the day was sunny and unseasonably warm, and again people poured into Grant Park from all over Chicago and the suburbs. Pussy hats came out of retirement and signs that had been sitting in closets and basements for the past 364 days got a second life. (There were some updates too: shithole hats and signs that referenced #MeToo, Time’s Up, girtherism, and the government shutdown.) Once again, the crowd was larger than anticipated—300,000 people this time, 50,000 more than last year—but still peaceful, and once again, we all chanted “What does democracy look like? This is what democracy looks like!”
And in the meantime, we got to show off some pretty good signs.
