Dr. Eileen Reilly, who co-founded Women's Lunch Place in Boston in 1982, talks with a shelter guest. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Women's Lunch Place has continued to grow.

The march began at 12 p.m. on the Boston Common near the state house and continued through the city, passing "all major points on Boston," according to organizers, before ending at 3 p.m. on Saturday.