Democratic women wear white to President Trump's address
On Tuesday night, President Trump addressed Congress for the first time since taking office. But one of the biggest moments of the night was when democratic women in Congress showed up to the Presidential address in one coordinated color.
66 democratic women in Congress belong to the House Democratic Women's Working Group, which seeks to promote women's rights. A majority of these women dressed in head to toe white, a nod to the women's suffrage movement. In the early 1900s, members of the suffrage movement dressed in "suffrage white" to symbolize purity.
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The hashtag #WomenWearWhite emerged on Twitter as a statement against President Trump.
Tonight, our Democratic #WomenWearWhite in support of women's rights -- in spite of a @POTUS who doesn't! pic.twitter.com/kKJpfV5iUE
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 28, 2017
Florida Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel said, "We wear white to unite against any attempts by the Trump administration to roll back the incredible progress women have made in the last century, and we will continue to support the advancement of all women." Rep. Frankel is the chair of the Working Group.
Keep your eye out tonight as Democratic #WomenWearWhite in support of women’s rights during the #JointSession! pic.twitter.com/4l4TUc79RQ
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 28, 2017
The group showed their support for an array of causes, including affordable health care, women's rights and Planned Parenthood.
In solidarity with Suffragists, wearing white for tonight's #JointAddress#WomenWearWhitepic.twitter.com/8Bam0UHKEQ
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) March 1, 2017
The attire is a way for all of the supporters to come together. Likewise, Hillary Clinton made a similar statement with her stylistic choices.
#ShoutOut to the Democratic women in white! #WomenWearWhite#JointSessionpic.twitter.com/GFj7prCxmg
— The Root (@TheRoot) March 1, 2017
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