Two women stand dressed as handmaids at the Women’s March in Boston Common on Oct. 17, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
A woman claps at the denouncement of President Trump at the Women’s March on Oct. 17, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
More than 300 hundred people fill Boston Common on Oct. 17, 2020 for the Women’s March “March for Our Democracy” event. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
A young feminist holds up her sign at the Women’s March on Oct. 17, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
A woman and a chihuahua watch speakers at the Women’s March on Oct. 17, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
Signs in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg spot the Women’s March on Oct. 17, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
A protester walks down Beacon Street dressed as Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Oct. 17, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
Starr Felder holds up a sign for equality at the Women’s March on Oct. 17, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
Protesters march down Tremont Street during the Women’s March on Oct. 17, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
Signs flare up in front of Faneuil Hall near the end of the Women’s March on Oct. 17, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
Protesters confront a Boston Police Sergeant after the Women’s March on Oct. 17, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service
By Caitlin Faulds
BU News Service
More than 300 protesters gathered in front of the Massachusetts State House for a Women’s March “March for Democracy” on Saturday afternoon to denounce fascism and the Trump administration.
The march, organized by the University of Massachusetts Amherst student Siobhan Reidy, was one of more than 430 similar events across the country. Reidy, and other speakers, spoke out against the fast-tracked appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and pushed women to make their voices heard at the polls this November.
Women, men and children held signs and filled the northern end of Boston Common — some dressed as the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, others as handmaids in reference to Margaret Atwood’s acclaimed dystopian novel. After merging with a smaller “Trump/Pence Out Now!” protest, led by Refuse Fascism New England, the contingent marched around Boston Common and to Boston City Hall.
