As the gun-control campaign was spreading nationally, public school teachers in West Virginia provided a dramatic example of how organized activism can prevail. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, sees a common denominator in the overlapping movements. For school teachers, the West Virginia walkout has clearly been an inspiration. As for #MeToo, there have been some suggestions the movement has peaked and is being overshadowed by the gun protests. Dittmar said #MeToo and the surge of women seeking office overlap in ways that will ensure those developments have staying power.

Source: ABC News March 21, 2018 16:42 UTC