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People marching in the snowy weather.
People marching in the snowy weather.Dan Herrick
A marcher holding up a protest sign.
A marcher holding up a protest sign.Dan Herrick
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Women's rally marching along Central Park West
Women's rally marching along Central Park WestRobert Miller
A crowd people protesting during the Womens March.
A crowd people protesting during the Womens March.Rashid Umar Abbasi
Women's rally along Central Park West, near Trump Hotel this afternoon.
Women's rally along Central Park West, near Trump Hotel this afternoon.Robert Miller
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Hundreds of brave — and bundled — people assembled in Manhattan Saturday for the nationwide Women’s March, emboldened by frigid temps and sloppy snow.

Rallies for the fourth annual event kicked off before noon in Foley Square and Columbus Circle — as temps dipped below 30 degrees.

But Sunny Goldberg of Mamaroneck was just getting warmed up.

“When I heard it was going to rain and snow I said, ‘You know what? Screw it! I left my grandchildren at home for this!” said Goldberg, 74, an activist since the Vietnam War.

“Women,” she observed, “are more passionate now.”

Snow began falling after noon, as demonstrators hit the streets, heading south down 5th Avenue toward Bryant Park.

It was a great excuse to cut school, if you happened to have it.

“We’re skipping class!” added Geovanna Pineda, 17, who ditched a Saturday class at the Taft School in Connecticut alongside pal Logan Clew-Bacharach, 16, to attend.

“I’m here because women’s rights are under attack, and if we don’t do something the complacency is going to kill us,” said Clew-Bacharach.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she, like the rest of the marchers, was undeterred by the weather.

“This is just a chilly day — nothing New Yorkers can’t handle,” she said.

The Big Apple’s demonstration was one of 180 similar marches Saturday across the globe, from Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., in the U.S. to countries such as Germany, Nigeria and Anguilla.

The march focussed on eight “unity” principles that are important to them, including ending violence, immigration reform, promoting LGBTQ rights, civil rights and environmental justice, according to organizers’ website.

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