Why I March

I’m not sure what Greg Henderson found so “amusing” about the idea of a multi-partisan Women’s March to inspire Mohave County women to get and stay involved politically, but what I found amusing about his January 28 th Letter to the Editor was his suggestion that women could simply “[aid] and [merge] with the established celebratory parades already in place.” Amusing and ironic, because Greg’s suggestion is exactly what women have been asked to do for centuries—to “help” the men to succeed, and to “merge” with the established patriarchal rules about a woman’s proper place in society, the workplace, and politics—which is precisely why the Women’s March is so “vitally important” for this ongoing journey of women struggling to find their own voice, their own power. Why should women be granted the right to vote, when their husbands are capable of voting for them? Why should a woman go to college, when her rightful place is in the home taking care of her husband, the house, and