How white became a symbol of the women's movement When the suffragette movement began in the 1860s, the term ‘ suffragette ’ didn’t begin as a flattering term.

Why some women wore white at the State of the Union. ... White clothing has been a symbol for the women's right to vote since the Suffrage Movement, a fight that took that took more than 70 years.

As political leaders and guests shuffled into the U.S. Capitol for President Biden’s high-stakes State of the Union address Thursday night, overhead views of the chamber revealed a sea of white ...