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What a day what a day what a day

January 23rd, 2017 by Sallie Bingham in Women, Politics 8 Comments

Girls Rule - Santa FeWhat a day what a day what a day.

Also, as it happened, the day before my birthday.

Somewhere, in some distant city, there was an event, an inauguration (we were demonstrating there, too) but I never saw a whisker of it.

Here, in the blessed city of Holy Faith, Santa Fe, there was the biggest, happiest, most determined march—men, women, children, enormous puppets, dogs, including my Pip in his red knit sweater—with our home-made signs, our determination to protect our rights, our steady marching through the streets, cars and buses waiting at every crossroads, the curious police standing to one side, watching, the march volunteers in their orange safety vests urging us on…

Here, in the blessed city of Holy Faith, Santa Fe, there was the biggest, happiest, most determined march.

And everywhere our home-made signs:

Nat’s tall white “NOT MY PROTUS”—I had to ask for a translation.

A woman’s pink “THIS PUSSY BITES BACK.”

“TREATMENT NOT INCARCERATION” (because all of our freedoms have been under attack for a long time, and now the attack will accelerate).

And many more. Pip was pulling on his leash to go and greet other dogs so my cameraing was limited.

Yours Truly and Pip in Santa Fe

Yours Truly and Pip in Santa Fe

More photos will be coming from other friends.

And all over the world, hundreds of marches and demonstrations, not seen since the Vietnam protest days which many of those marching were too young to have witnessed.

As my friend Jake said, “If I saw demonstrations like that, I would want to give up the presidency.”

As my friend Jasper said, “Trump has ignited women.”

And yes, we are burning, with a righteous fire, and all the theatrics to come will not put it out.

Onward!

Santa Fe March

Santa Fe March
Santa Fe March
Santa Fe March
Santa Fe March
Santa Fe March
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Santa Fe March
Santa Fe March - photo: Jana Morris

DC March

DC March - photo: Joan Baker
DC March - photo: Joan Baker
DC March - photo: Joan Baker
DC March - photo: Joan Baker
DC March - photo: Laurie Doctor
DC March - photo: Laurie Doctor
DC March - photo: Laurie Doctor
DC March - photo: Laurie Doctor
DC March - photo: Laurie Doctor
DC March - photo: Laurie Doctor

New York March

New York March - photo: Kent Paul

New York March – photo: Kent Paul

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A long and fruitful career as a writer began in 1960 with the publication of Sallie Bingham's novel, After Such Knowledge. This was followed by 15 collections of short stories in addition to novels, memoirs and plays, as well as the 2020 biography The Silver Swan: In Search of Doris Duke.

Her latest book, Taken by the Shawnee, is a work of historical fiction published by Turtle Point Press in June of 2024. Her previous memoir, Little Brother, was published by Sarabande Books in 2022. Her short story, "What I Learned From Fat Annie" won the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize in 2023 and the story "How Daddy Lost His Ear," from her forthcoming short story collection How Daddy Lost His Ear and Other Stories (September 23, 2025), received second prize in the 2023 Sean O’Faolain Short Story Competition.

She is an active and involved feminist, working for women’s empowerment, who founded the Kentucky Foundation for Women, which gives grants to Kentucky artists and writers who are feminists, The Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture at Duke University, and the Women’s Project and Productions in New York City. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Sallie's complete biography is available here.

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  1. David Lawyer on Facebook says

    January 23rd, 2017 at 9:14 am

    He’s uniting us in solidarity, awakening a sleeping giant from complacent slumber.

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    • Jean-Marie Welch says

      January 23rd, 2017 at 10:21 am

      Love the irony in that the Big Divider turns out to be the even bigger UNITER 🙂

      Reply
  2. Bonnie Lee Black on Facebook says

    January 23rd, 2017 at 10:06 am

    And this is what it was like in San Miguel: http://www.bonnieleeblack.com/blog/

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  3. Judyth Hill says

    January 23rd, 2017 at 10:29 am

    FABULOUS DAY! And another fabulous piece! Thank you Sallie! Your work ignites, excites, UNITES!
    And Happiest BIRTHDAY, you precious treasure!!!!
    HUGE love and gratitude and All Blessings!
    Judyth

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  4. Margaret Hansen says

    January 23rd, 2017 at 10:45 am

    Here’s to you and Pip marching!!
    Makes for a committed exuberant Happy Birthday!!

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  5. Jacquelyn Carruthers on Facebook says

    January 23rd, 2017 at 12:25 pm

    Blessed be.

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  6. Carol M. Johnson says

    January 23rd, 2017 at 2:02 pm

    This exciting event reminds of a song from the 40’s, “Praise the Lord, and Pass the Ammunition”, which is the FREE PRESS. We need to support Sallie, and every other woman writer to keep this momentum of civil watchful alert and alive, through the power of the written and spoken word. Happy Birthday, Sallie Spirit!

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  7. Bob Silver says

    February 1st, 2017 at 11:52 am

    The late Tom Hayden once famously observrd that politicians do not lead parades. Politicians follow them. Well, it appears that the women of our country have shown us the way. They have indeed begun the parade out of our current darkness and and toward the bright light of the better day of our highest hopes and dreams.

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