for what to expect we go to news 4's jackie bensein now, hi, jackie. >> reporter: this began as a grass-rootsement shortly after the november election. >> we thought there was only going to be about 60 some odd people here. we're at 200. >> reporter: they kept arriving at the dhurj basement in arlington to maybe signs and banners they'll carry for the women's march on washington. it got so working in a nearby hallway. >> i can't march. i'm getting too old. my knees aren't what they used to be but i can make signs. >> you may know arlington resident joan mulholland taken after her arrest as a freedom rider, a civil rights activists who went to the south in the 1960s to challenge immigration laws. >> we've been disrespected for too long particularly by the latest gentleman to reside at the white house and we need to make our voices heard. >> participants spanned four generations. >> i'm here because i'm a young woman and i know i have a future ahead of me and i want it to be the best i can make it. >> i believe women have equal rights and they need to be heard. >> reporter: in d.c.'s cleveland