Achievements of movements like Waking the Feminists offers hope in atmosphere of fear

As Donald Trump’s blatant misogyny is rewarded by the US electorate, there is hope in the achievements of movements such as Waking the Feminists, says Marjorie Brennan.

I’ve lost count of the number of depressed and disheartened women I have encountered in the past five days. ‘Queasy’, ‘sick’, and ‘disgusted’ were the words which kept cropping up to describe how they felt when they woke up on Wednesday to the news that Donald Trump had been elected US president.

This deeply physical reaction illustrates how the result has shaken many people to their very core.