Forecasters predicting weather patterns have long relied on a proverb bolstering beliefs that the month of March is distinct from 11 others because it comes “in like a lamb” and goes “out like a lion.”
Its meteorologic origin dates back to 17th century England, astronomy, and a parallel connecting the constellation Leo the Lion to Aries the ram.
For whatever reason, the converse also maintains association for a transition from aggressive to calm temperatures.
With either mindset, party planners and outdoor lovers usually forge ahead accordingly.
March 28, the fierce, ferocious lion and meek, quiet lamb theory will be tested in hundreds of cities across America when dissenters to President Donald Trump’s policies stage the third nationwide “No Kings” rally.
Reports are that millions have signed on to protest rising gasoline prices, tariff impositions, anti-immigration agendas, a purported regime change in Venezuela, the Iran insurgency, dominance over the US Supreme Court, interdictions to Cuban/Caribbean relations, threats to forcing statehood on Canada, fueling discontent with Greenland and Iceland, the Jeffrey Epstein files, and other perceived, dis-favorable issues.
Mostly though, the primary focus will target Republican emphasis on authoritarian rule. Dissenters are resolute about the fact no one individual should dictate laws without consultation from Congress. Die-hards like Christians regard the Constitution, a sacred Bible and irrefutable source of guidance.
The fact that organizers tagged the national movement to reflect rejection of the current president’s contentions seem more than incidental. The theme first resonated with Americans residing on the continent, but rapidly gained traction abroad when foreigners in solidarity co-opted the messaging.
A June 14, 2025 protest launched the debut. Just months into the leadership of the new administration, global demonstrations coalesced a spotlight on the president’s yearning for a military parade to celebrate his 79th birthday. Such displays often politicize the military and are often exhibited under authoritarian regimes.
Added to that, the fact the brand could tarnish the reputation of well-intentioned monarchs or heads of state, a worldwide campaign debuted a “No Tyrants” movement.
It was clear, loud, and crowded. The world echoed a parallel and probably hindered the desired birthday event proposed for Washington DC.
Needless to say, the initial assembly garnered wide appeal, amassing seven million people in the USA. Organizers claim that participants from more than 2,700 towns and cities protested. Described as the largest coordinated protest since the start of the Republican administration, those in solidarity with the theme far outnumbered counter protests mobilized from the White House.
The killings of two Midwestern activists in Minneapolis might have contributed to another mass gathering soon after because by Oct. 18, 2025 a growing number of disgruntled citizens inflated the numbers.
In addition to the consecutive murders, a convergence in response to the aggressive attack on nationals as well as deployment of National Guards members to American cities multiplied opponents to agendas initiated by Homeland Security and ICE agents.
“When our families are under attack and costs are pushing people to the brink, silence is not an option. America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires or those who rule through fear. It belongs to us, the people,” the No Kings web portal states.
Indications from the more than 200 organizing groups, this third assembly might well exceed expectations.
According to Ezra Levin, an organizer of the daylong event, “these mass mobilizations and this broad national coalition in part not just to pull off a big one-day protest…our goal is to safeguard democracy and protect our communities from an authoritarian threat.”
Levin also emphasized that “our strategy is mass, non violent, organized people power.”
According to reports, five months after 300,000 New Yorkers packed into Times Square alone, 50 marches throughout the boroughs along with others slated across North Jersey, Central Jersey, South Jersey, the Jersey Shore and locations in Philadelphia are expected to join the fray.
Bryant Park, Union Square, Times Square, Duffy Square and major Manhattan hubs will likely attract voluminous crowds. Already, each borough has galvanized ordinary citizens for expression of free speech. Regardless, after experiencing this year’s erratic season, which veered from arctic to tropical in a matter of hours, whatever the weather on the 28th day of the month, millions of US citizens will March again.
Women’s History Month
Victoria Woodhull blazed a trail for Wall Street’s female stock brokers
There was a time when men had to adhere to Wall Street’s compliance demanding “gentlemen will state their business and then retire at once.” Indelibly imprinted on doorways, more than a century and a half ago, the words to the privileged gender directed behavior for decorum.
Only America’s richest men were entitled to membership to the elite financial institution. Obviously, there was no advisory to ladies because no females were considered worthy of admittance. However on a February morning in 1870, Ohio-born Victoria Woodhull pulled up on Broad Street in a horse drawn carriage to declare independence from restrictions.
There and then, she, along with her sister Tennesee C. Claflin, established the first female-led brokerage firm. They were renowned as the “queens of finance” and the “bewitching brokers.”
Woodhull, Claflin & Co. was borne.
Actually, it was Claflin who acquired much of the capital but Woodhull proved herself the entrepreneurial champion.
“When I first came to Wall Street, not 100 women in the whole of the United States owned stocks or dared to show independence in property ownership. For a woman to consider a financial question was shuddered over as a profanity,” Woodhull was reported to saying.
She was ambitious and probably the reason she partnered with her relative who allegedly cashed in on investments from a romantic affair she maintained with then tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt.
“We went into Wall Street, not particularly because I wanted to be a broker, but because I wanted to plant a flag of women’s rebellion in the very center of the continent.”
It was not their first business collaboration, together they initially published a newspaper, called the Woodhull & Caflin’s Weekly. Needless to say, Woodhull was a feminist, an activist and aspiring politician. At age 34, Woodhull ran for president of the United States. Groundbreaking for a woman at any age.
The date was 1872. Her choice of vice president was none other than abolitionist Frederick Douglass. At the time she headed the Equal Rights Party. There is much more to her historic, trailblazing advancements, but space does not permit the details. Check Wikipedia and other portals for enlightening documentation.
By the way, Muriel Siebert became the first woman to purchase a seat on the NY Stock Exchange.
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