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'We have to get involved — and we have to stay involved'

Half a million people flocked to Washington on Jan. 21. Here's a snapshot of why they came, what they felt and how they're moving forward.

By Sadiya Ansari

January 25, 2017

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Sadiya Ansari is the author of In Exile: Rapture, Reunion, and My Grandmother’s Secret Life.

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Women's March on Washington

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