15 times that women rose above this year

She persisted.

So many wondered, "What next?" after the January Women's March became one of the largest protests in U.S. history. Since then, women in the U.S. and around the globe have made great strides. Below is a list of 15 moments when women persisted in 2017.

1. The year kicked off with more than a million women and their supporters marching Jan. 21 for women's rights. A show of solidarity played out around the world with the Women's March on Washington, where an estimated half a million marched a day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated.

2. On Jan.