Members of the House Democratic Women’s Working Group will channel the suffragette movement when they wear white to President Trump’s Tuesday night joint address to Congress.
In a statement, Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., said they will be wearing white to “unite against any attempts by the Trump administration to roll back the incredible progress women have made in the last century.”
Frankel chairs the Democratic Women’s Working Group, which said their commitment to women’s rights includes affordable healthcare and Planned Parenthood, equal pay, paid sick and family leave, affordable child care, secure retirement and “lives free from fear and violence.”
Frankel also asked other Democratic members of the House — there are 66 — to wear white to “stand in solidarity with the women of our nation.”
According to the National Women’s Party, white “symbolizes the quality of our purpose.”
White was also associated with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who wore all-white pantsuits during pivotal moments of her presidential campaign.
Tonight, Democratic Members will wear suffragette white to oppose Republican attempts to roll back women’s progress #WomenWearWhite pic.twitter.com/lh5YAIfVGW
— Rep. Lois Frankel (@RepLoisFrankel) February 28, 2017
