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Pink pussyhats to grab attention after Donald Trump's inauguration

Women are knitting hats for January 21 rally with hopes of bringing attention to civil rights issues

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US President-elect Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

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The National Mall in Washington could become a sea of bright pink the day after Donald Trump is inaugurated as U.S. president if the vision of a pair of Los Angeles women is realized.

For two months, Krista Suh and Jayna Zweiman have called on people around the world to make 1.17 million pink "pussyhats" for those attending the Women's March, a rally on Jan. 21 organized with hopes of bringing attention to civil and human rights issues.

The name of the hats comes partly from President-elect Trump's comments in an infamous 2005 tape that came to light during his campaign in

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