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Museums Around The World Are Collecting Signs From The Women's March

From Washington, D.C., to Canada, London and beyond.

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Saturday's Women's March demonstrations across the country may have been the largest in U.S. history. According to data collected by researchers at the University of Denver and the University of Connecticut, at least 3.3 million people attended marches across the U.S., with more marches taking place around the world.

Now, museums and libraries are recognizing the historic significance of the Women's March, collecting signs from various demonstrations. According to social media reports, the Smithsonian Museum of American History, Temple University in Philadelphia, the Newberry Library in Chicago and the Indiana State Library are among the institutions collecting signs for their archives.

The signs displayed at the marches across the world have made headlines for their creativity and cleverness, and many of them were left behind at the National Mall and at state capitol buildings in other cities, including Austin, Texas. The Smithsonian Museum of American History had curators at the National Mall collecting the signs after the march.

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The collections are extending beyond the U.S., too — the Bishopsgate Institute in London and the Royal Alberta Museum in Canada are also collecting signs.

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No word yet on if #WokeBaby's iconic sign will be collected for posterity.