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Women's March

Tyler Graef
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Cape Girardeau saw its first official women's march Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Capaha Park. The march was inspired by the annual similar marches which began with the of the historic demonstrations held shortly after President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January 2017.

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    Mahala Pittman, center, leads a chant with a bullhorn as fellow leaders Sarah Simas, center left, and Shannon Walker, far left, lead Cape Girardeau's first-ever Women's march Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Lidia Myers holds a sign, the rear of which pays homage to Cape Girardeau's first women's march Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Motorists greet marchers during Cape Girardeau's first women's march Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A marcher is seen during Cape Girardeau's first women's march Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Angel Haslett holds a "Vote" button during Cape Girardeau's first women's march Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Sydny Isreal performs a lip-sync dance routine for the crowd during Cape Girardeau's first women's march Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A marcher's sign depicts Supreme Court Justice and feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg during Cape Girardeau's first women's march Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A crowd gathers before Cape Girardeau's first women's march during Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Aaron Lerma, center, and Breita Church, right, organize signs during Cape Girardeau's first women's march Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Emily Denlinger, left, talks with Cherish Bowles, right, about voting after helping Daveon Burtin, not pictured, register to vote during Cape Girardeau's first women's march Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau."I'm registered to vote in Illinois," Burton said. "And want to make sure when the election comes I can vote him [Trump] out." (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Ramona Bailey, left, Carmela Coney, right, and Leslie Washington, background, cheer during Cape Girardeau's first women's march Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)