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Idaho Women’s March 2025
Past Speakers at the Idaho Women’s March
The Idaho Women’s March has consistently featured a diverse lineup of voices, from state senators and representatives to powerful student activists making a difference in their communities.
From 2025, the speaker list included:
NOW Super Troopers: NOW (National Organization for Women) is a nationwide movement dedicated to advancing feminist principles, advocating for societal transformation, and fighting to eliminate discrimination. The organization strives to achieve and protect equal rights for all women and girls across social, political, and economic spheres. The Southwest Idaho chapter of NOW has created an exciting initiative called the Super Troopers – group of vibrant, enthusiastic participants who perform at marches, parades, and various events. Their performances energize crowds, drawing cheers and applause while inspiring support for women’s rights and equality. The Super Troopers bring a sense of empowerment and joy to every occasion, making a powerful statement in the pursuit of gender justice.
Each year, our speakers inspire, educate, and energize attendees, reminding us all that change begins when we raise our voices together.
Idaho Women’s March draws a crowd / Boise Weekly
As the thermometer hovered around the freezing mark, about a thousand men, women and children — but mostly women — gathered at 2 p.m. at the State Capitol on Saturday for the Idaho Women’s March rally. The first march, a worldwide event, was held on Jan. 21, 2017, in response to Donald Trump’s 2016 election as president; in Boise, between 5,000 and 7,000 participated. This year’s crowd, while not as big as the first one in 2017, was much larger than last year’s, which drew around 300.
People came from all corners to the Capitol grounds, filling the steps, spilling into the street and Cecil D. Andrus Park while the Idaho Peace Band played protest songs such as “We Shall Overcome” and “This Land Is Your Land.”
Hundreds rally at Idaho Capital for the annual Women’s March / KBOI
Hundreds gathered Saturday afternoon on the steps of the Idaho Capital for the Idaho women’s march.
The march worked to bring together women and advocates of women’s rights in Boise, as similar protests took place across the country.
The event’s organizers said the march’s goal was to advocate for women’s health and eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and girls.
‘America is for everyone’: Women’s Day March in Boise / KTVB
“What do you want? What do you deserve? What do you believe in?” This was the starting chant of the Women’s March in Boise. The march, which has been happening since 2017, aims to unite people to support women’s rights and their right to reproductive healthcare.
One of the organizers, Cindy Thorngren, the president of the National Organization for Women’s local chapter, said the coalition working to put the march together is in it for the long run.
“You can change one mind at a time. And it may have taken 50 years for them to take our rights to abortion away, and it may take 50 years to get back. We’ve got to look at the long haul. But be strong,” Thorngren said.
Idaho Women’s March brings hundreds to Idaho State Capitol / Channel 6
“Women’s rights are a human issue. And that women deserve equality in this country,” said Abigail Wallace. She spoke at Saturday’s Idaho Women’s March and is a Junior at Bishop Kelly High School.
“We have gone so far backwards it terrifies me,” said Sue Tennant, who came out to support.
‘Representation’: Idaho Women’s March takes place Saturday in Boise / Idaho Statesman
Around 1,000 people showed up to the Idaho Women’s March on Saturday at the Capitol in Boise, ahead of former President Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday.
One of the speakers, State Rep. Soñia Galaviz, told the Statesman the day was a way to show there was support and community in Idaho after the State Board of Education decided in December to limit diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses. Even before the decision, Idaho State University and Boise State University had closed or restructured programs and centers.
“It’s representation of each other,” Galaviz said. “We are here as a community to see each other and listen to each other.”
The Women’s March originally started in reaction to Trump’s first presidential victory in 2016.
Idaho Women’s March will rally Saturday / Boise Weekly
Thousands of women and women advocates are expected to rally in Boise, across the state, and the country on Saturday, Jan. 18. In Idaho, the Idaho Women’s March will host the rally at 2 p.m. in Boise on the Capitol steps.
The Idaho Women’s March organization “works to promote women’s health and to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and girls in all aspects of life,” says its website. The organization takes action “through intersectional grassroots activism in collaboration with other organizations that promote equal rights for women and girls.” The organization has been active since 2017, when tens of thousands took to the streets to advocate for women. This year, it said in a press release from the group, “women are fired up and fed up! IWM is rallying to protect women’s rights for healthcare, personal choice, and freedom.”