February 6, 2019 by Janet Siroto · Activism

Here’s Why So Many Women Rocked the Color White at the State of the Union Address

A good night to wear white.

If you watched the State of the Union address last night, you couldn’t miss it. Seated behind President Trump was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a white jacket and what news outlets debate was either a white or a pale lavender blouse. And there, amid the sea of conservative dark-suited men, were a slew of women clad in all white.

And there, amid the sea of conservative dark-suited men, were a slew of women clad in all white.

This eye-catching statement was led by the House Democratic Women's Working Group. The color white has been long associated with the suffragette movement, when those who believed in women’s right to vote adopted the hue to communicate the purity and righteousness of the movement. Their white clothing was often accompanied with the color green for hope and purple for dignity in, say, brooches and the like.

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