Chattanooga women prepare to protest in Washington after Trump’s inauguration [photos]

Lisa Bellino, left, gives guidelines to Leanne Barron, center, and Colleen Colton during a sign-making session at the Chattanooga Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn., in preparation for next Saturday's women's march on Washington, D.C. A local march will also coincide with the event in the capitol. Lisa Bellino, left, gives guidelines to Leanne Barron, center, and Colleen Colton during a sign-making session at the Chattanooga Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn., in preparation for next Saturday's women's march on Washington, D.C. A local march will also coincide with the event in the capitol.

By Emmett Gienapp January 15, 2017 4 min read

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Local women prepare to march on Washington

McKellar Newsom, Melissa Hill, Colleen Colton, and Sky Borcher, from left, prep signs for a sign-making session at the Chattanooga Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn., in preparation for next Saturday's women's march on Washington, D.C. A local march will also coincide with the event in the capitol.

Colleen Colton makes a sign during a sign-making session at the Chattanooga Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn., in preparation for next Saturday's women's march on Washington, D.C. A local march will also coincide with the event in the capitol.

Lisa Bellino, Leanne Barron, Colleen Colton, and Sky Borcher, from left, prepare signs during a sign-making session at the Chattanooga Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn., in preparation for next Saturday's women's march on Washington, D.C. A local march will also coincide with the event in the capitol.

Colleen Colton, left, and Sky Borcher make signs during a sign-making session at the Chattanooga Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn., in preparation for next Saturday's women's march on Washington, D.C. A local march will also coincide with the event in the capitol.

A supporter designs a sign during a sign-making session at the Chattanooga Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn., in preparation for next Saturday's women's march on Washington, D.C. A local march will also coincide with the event in the capitol.

Sky Borcher, left, and Danielle McNeely make signs during a sign-making session at the Chattanooga Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn., in preparation for next Saturday's women's march on Washington, D.C. A local march will also coincide with the event in the capitol.

Women make signs during a sign-making session at the Chattanooga Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn., in preparation for next Saturday's women's march on Washington, D.C. A local march will also coincide with the event in the capitol.

On the first day of his presidency, President-elect Donald Trump will have to contend with what is expected to be one of the largest demonstrations in American history in his new backyard.

It is estimated the Women’s March on Washington, scheduled for the day after Trump’s inauguration, will draw hundreds of thousands of people to the city in protest of the new administration, according to the Metropolitan Police Department of D.C.

Somewhere in that sea of people and signs will be a Puerto Rican mother of two from Chattanooga.

On Saturday afternoon, Lisa Bellino stood on the fourth floor of the Chattanooga Public Library by a set of tables cluttered with paper and markers.

She was among a group of local women planning to march to proclaim that “women’s rights are human rights,” and Saturday’s meeting was a chance to organize.