From the White House to Congress, from activists to protesters, from liberals to conservatives, a Washington Post columnist presents the first comprehensive portrait of women's historic political surge provoked by the horror of President Trump.

The nightmare begins -- What went wrong? -- The resistance takes root -- March forward -- The first big battles of 2017 -- Warm-up elections for 2018 -- Republican women chart a new course -- A new generation of Democratic women -- The 2018 battles -- A final curveball -- The midterm game changer -- Pelosi takes charge amid a red state backlash -- Can women run both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue? -- The electability/likability trap -- The debates -- Impeachment -- And then there were none -- Forging a feminist ticket -- The pitch to women -- Race to the finish -- How it happened -- Congress is a different story -- 2020 changed politics for women -- Women change laws and politics.