South Orange Mom Helps Bring Women To Washington For Massive Protest

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A South Orange mother of three will be among the participants of a massive, anti-Trump gathering in Washington D.C. on the day of the President-elect’s inauguration, a report says.

The "Women's March on Washington" is slated to rally at the Lincoln Memorial at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, and aims to protest Donald Trump’s comments about women throughout his contentious campaign against Hillary Clinton.

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Among the protesters will be South Orange resident and attorney Allison Busch-Vogel, CNN reported.

Busch-Vogel – who helped spearhead two national marches more than two decades ago while working for the National Organization for Women – is helping to fill buses with other Essex County residents who want to attend the Women’s March on Washington.

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“I said, 'Oh, my God. I need to do this.'” Busch-Vodel told CNN, reflecting on the day after the 2016 election. “This will be where I put my energies so that I can start to heal from this awful sense of dread.”

Read the full report here.

Photo: Trump with wife Melania at a 2016 campaign event, Wikimedia Commons

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