Many female Democratic lawmakers arrived at the State of the Union dressed in white to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women first having the right to vote. sotu
Many female Democratic lawmakers arrived at Tuesday's State of the Union address dressed in white to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women first having the right to vote.
Dozens of women, many of them House Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, wore white as a tribute to the suffragettes. Proud to join my fellow @HouseDemWomen today as we #WearWhite to show support for the ongoing fight to achieve equality for women across the country. pic.twitter.com/EF3C0idZxc
— Nancy Pelosi February 5, 2020 Early advocates for women's voting rights wore white as a symbol of purity and to reassure onlookers that their protests were nonviolent while lobbying for the 19th Amendment, which granted white women the right to vote in 1920. Women of color were not universally granted suffrage until 1965, with the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
— Rep. Susie Lee February 5, 2020 Several of the women also wore green"ERA YES" buttons in a show of support for the Equal Rights Amendment, which would ban discrimination on the basis of sex and guarantee equality for women under the Constitution.
— Sheila Jackson Lee February 4, 2020 This isn't the first year white outfits have been spotted during the annual address. Last year, the House Democratic Women's Working Group invited women of both parties to wear white to the address as a symbol of solidarity.Read More"Wearing suffragette white is a respectful message of solidarity with women across the country, and a declaration that we will not go back on our hard-earned rights," Rep.
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