Thematic collection
The official demands, resolutions, and thematic focus of the march.
On October 25, 1997, an estimated half a million Black women gathered on Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway for the Million Woman March, a grassroots-organized demonstration focused on economic empowerment, education, health, and…
On October 25, 1997, the Million Woman March brought hundreds of thousands of Black women to Philadelphia, tracing a symbolic route from the Liberty Bell to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum…
The Million Woman March, held on October 25, 1997, in Philadelphia, was a historic mass gathering organized by and for Black women. Rooted in grassroots activism and independent of established civil rights…
An exploration of the spiritual and political trinity—Repentance, Resurrection, and Restoration—that defined the 1997 Million Woman March in Philadelphia. Drawing on primary sources, oral histories, and contemporary scholarship, this article examines how…
The Million Woman March, held on October 25, 1997, in Philadelphia, was a mass gathering of Black women that emerged as a direct response to the male-centered Million Man March. Organized by…