In honor of this day, here are images of women, all ages, around the world, throughout time, holding space and standing their ground.
Ahchishi Okshulba Cloud, Standing Rock, 2016 (screenshot from Democracy Now) Facing down mercenary paid thugs who set dogs loose on peaceful prayerful protesters.
One woman against 300 Nazis. Tess Asplund, Borlänge, Sweden – 2016 (Photo – David Lagerlöf)
Jasmin Golubovska, Skopje, Macedonia – 2016 (Photo – Ognen Teofilovski, Reuters)
Unknown, Santiago, Chile – 2016 (Photo – Carlos Vera Mancilla)
Saffiyah Khan, Birmingham, England – 2017 (Photo – Joe Giddens, PA)
Danuta Danielsson, Växjö, Sweden – 1985 (Photo – Hans Runesson)
Gloria Richardson, aka “Glorious Gloria”, Cambridge, MD – 1963
X’Oyep women trying to expulse soldiers from the Chenalhó’s displaced people camp, Chiapas, México – 1998 (Photo – Pedro Valtierra)
Zakia Belkhiri, trolling an islamophobe rally, Antwerp, Belgium – 2016 (Photo – Photo News)
Dragana Milojevich in front of the water cannon. Belgrade – 1991. anti-Miloshevich protest
Uninown, Palestine
Ethiopian-Israeli woman, Tel Aviv – 2016
Ieshia Evans, Baton Rouge, LA – 2016 (Photo Jonathan Bachman – Reuters)
Sarah and Sophie Johnsons facing a mob of fascists, George Square, Glasgow – 2014
Teacher’s protest, Brazil
Ceyda Sungur (Lady in Red), Gezi Park – 2013
Amanda Marie Polchies of the Elsipogtog First Nation, in Rexton, New Brunswick – 2013
Two women kissing at an anti-gay-marriage demonstration in France – 2012
Bree Newsome, Columbia SC – 2015 (Photo – Adam Anderson)
A woman sits in front of riot police blocking the road to protect protesters during anti-gov protest on April 24, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea
Zulaikha Patel, age 14, protesting racist hair policies at Pretoria Girls High School, South Africa – 2016
Marsha P. Johnson, Stonewall, at one of the first Pride marches, NYC
Bangladesh
Tehran, Iran
Columbus, OH – 2015
Anti-apartheid protest against the South African rugby team’s tour, New Zealand – 1981
Tainanmen Square, China – 1989
Marcela, fighting for public education in São Paulo, Brazil
Taksim Square, Turkey – 2013
Ahed Tamimi, 12 years old, faces off against IDF soldiers in Gaza – 2012
Women protest killings by soldiers, Antrim Road, Belfast, early 1970s
March for Eric Garner and Michael Brown, BLM, NYC – 2014 (Photo by Miki Takes Photos)
Protest after Chicago Board of Education closed 50 schools – 2013 (photo by Miki Takes Photos)
One Billion Rising NYC – 2014 (photo by Miki Takes Photos)
RNC protest, Tampa, FL – 2012 (photo by Miki Takes Photos)
United Against Racism - New Mexico 