South Side teen ambassador marches in Washington

Women's March Youth Ambassador
Cora Haworth and Tricia Fitzgerald take a selfie at the Women’s March on Washington.

By Nora Younkin

South Side teen Cora Haworth, 13, attended the Women’s March on Washington Saturday as a Youth Ambassador. The Youth Initiative aims to to provide “a platform of civic engagement where our youth can make their voices heard.” Cora and her family were among the hundreds of thousands who took to the streets of the nation’s capital to rally for women’s rights, civil rights and environmental justice, among other causes.

Photo at top: Cora Haworth and Tricia Fitzgerald take a selfie at the Women’s March on Washington. (Nora Younkin/MEDILL)