Why Women Are Wearing White at the Democratic National Convention Tonight
When Vice President Kamala Harris takes to the stage to accept her party’s nomination for president on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, she will be greeted by a sea of people in white clothing.
Many delegates on the floor chose to don white sports jackets, white dresses, white t-shirts and white hats to honor the suffragists who fought to earn women the right to vote a little over a century ago.
White—as well as purple and gold—were the official colors of the National Woman’s Party and the wider movement for suffrage, according to an early party mission statement cited by The New York Times.