They came holding colorful signs promoting women's role in politics and in opposition of President Donald Trump and his agenda.

And the women who marched around a public park in Mobile Saturday also joined together in chants, such as "Not the church. Not the state. Women must control their fate."

But for Tiffany Wooten of Daphne, the South Alabama Women's March Anniversary Event, offered a teaching moment for her 6-year-old daughter, Teagan.

"I'm trying to teach her that it's important to stand up and use your voice," said Wooten, as her daughter held a sign that simply stated, "We are strong."

Other signs were more forceful, and most were aimed at protesting Trump.

"Our democracy is being dismantled act by act," said Lynn Locklin-Hatch of Mobile, whose sign read, "Save DACA Deport Trump!"

Trump, himself, posted on Twitter encouraging women to march -- albeit in support of what he says were economic gains in the past 12 months.

Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all Women to March. Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months. Lowest female unemployment in 18 years! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018

The gathering was held on the one-year anniversary of the women's march in Washington, D.C., in which hundreds of thousands of activists marched in the nation's capital in the wake of Trump's inauguration.

Other women's march events on Saturday were held in Huntsville, Montgomery, Dothan and Birmingham.

"Women are speaking out again," said Tissa Loehr of Mobile. "It's a new awakening and everyone is outraged. We are outraged over the sexual predator situation that is out of control and its now being exposed. And I'm sick of the old white men who are telling us what we can or cannot do with our bodies."

Six speakers voiced their support for the growing activism that has swept across the nation in the past year. According to a Time Magazine article posted Thursday, there is "an unprecedented surge of first-time female candidates" who are overwhelmingly Democratic, running for political office for the first time.

Among them is Tabitha Isner, who is running in the 2nd congressional district race this year as a Democrat. The U.S. House seat is currently occupied by Republican Rep. Martha Roby.

"A year ago, I was in Washington, D.C., marching on the Capitol," said Isner. "Now today, I'm running for Congress."

She also took a swipe at Congress for not approving a continuing resolution provision on Friday to keep the federal government from shutting down, "When women are in charge ... there is no need for a shutdown. Women don't shutdown."

Stacie Propst, executive director of Emerge Alabama - which is training women for leadership and political roles - said her Birmingham-based organization's goal is to get women running for "every single elected office from the bottom to the top."

"They want jobs for their families, better health care for their families, better education, and we do not want to be at the bottom economically," said Propst, whose organization is training 26 women for future runs at elected office. "Women need to run and women need to run as fast as they can get into office."

State Rep. Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile, was the only current elected official to speak. She said that she wants to see the "atmosphere" in Montgomery changed, and encouraged women to be active in elections.

"I have people in my district who are looking for health care and they cannot find it," she said. "I have people in my district, women, who are looking for equal pay for equal work and they cannot find it. You are on the move in changing of the atmosphere of our community and our state."

Also speaking was Julia Coccaro, the Spanish Fort high school student who received widespread media attention last year by publicly opposing a controversial summer list released by AP Government instructor Gene Ponder, a former Republican candidate for lieutenant governor.

Baldwin County Public School System officials have since said the reading list was pulled because Ponder did not follow school policy in getting it approved. But the list of books from ultraconservative authors like Michael Savage and Ann Coulter drew national criticism.

Coccaro encouraged women to run for local offices, including school boards, saying "they can alter the lives of your children and grandchildren."

Cari Searcy, a LGBT advocate whose long quest to adopt her son led to a federal judge overturning the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in 2015, encouraged women to elect judges and candidates who "believe that equality is a family value."

Ryleigh Hawke, a 15-year-old freshman at Fairhope High School, said she's often put in uncomfortable positions at school where she said there is a lot of "homophobic kids."

Hawke, though, said she felt at ease at the women's march. She attended with her grandmother, Carole Backman of Fairhope, who echoed what the speakers said about wanting more women running for elected offices.

"I think they just tend to be more stable (than men)," said Backman. "They are less likely to group think and seem to be making better decisions these days."