This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at St Edward's chapter.
“Girls need to start growing up thinking anything under the sun is attainable. We have a good portion of people who have been socialized to never realize their full potential. That’s a disservice to the world.” -anonymous
“I’m here to show my son that he needs to fight against injustice even when he thinks it doesn’t directly affect him. I’m here in hopes that when he grows up this fight for gender equity is a history lesson. I respect women immensely. I think they’re more advanced creatures than us hahaha why not.” -Mike Torres
“I’m here for my mom. She was a lesbian. And she…wow you’re going to get me crying already. She passed away before she got to marry the love of her life. I think about her every day…” -Luisa Velez
And then everyone in a quarter mile radius started crying
“It’s really simple. I want healthcare accessible for the women in my life and women everywhere. My son is 26 and I now have 2 grandaughters, I fight for them. and I *chokes up* fight for myself. I’m learning to do that now.” -Lisa Elbrown