When asked why she had traveled to Oklahoma City for a rally and march at the state Capitol, Natalie Taft pointed to her daughters who sat in a circle playing a clapping game and wearing orange and green flowers in their hair.

"We are here for equality," said Taft, who joined a crowd of thousands Saturday for the Women's March on Oklahoma. "But I am here for them."

One day after Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th president of the United States, rallies were held across the nation and world, including a Women's March on Washington where hundreds of thousands filled the streets of the nation's capital.

The election of a man who some saw as hostile toward women's rights sparked the national day of protest, but those who gathered at the state Capitol said they came together for more reasons than just a protest against the president.