many americans that led to historic civic participation. the dire threat he posed to democracy ratcheted upturnout to elections in 2018 and 2020. and many of those people were women. millions showed up for the women s march in january of 2017, the largest single day demonstration that the planet has before seen because it was thought to be such a danger to civil rights. women were elected to office than ever before. grant it, there have been stinging defetes along the way. fierce opposition to justices the brett kavanaugh and amy coney barrett were swept aside. bringing us to this moment for women in america. chipping away at abortion rights for decades, but a ground swell seemed to be building again. in direct response to the texas