The color choice honors the women's suffrage movement that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which granted women the right to vote.
Christal HayesWASHINGTON – Dozens of Democratic lawmakers – all women – strutted into the House chamber this evening wearing white to send a message to President Donald Trump during his State of the Union address.
Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., the co-chair of the caucus, said the group stands united"against President Trump's backwards agenda," which she said attacks "the foundation that was built by the women pioneers of this country." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., poses for a group photo with members of the Democratic Women's Caucus prior to the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.Donning white for the occasion is nothing new. House Democratic women have worn white during Trump’s past State of the Union addresses.
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