People wear white at the Democratic National Convention to honor the legacy of suffragettes who fought to give women the right to vote on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago, IL.

And Geraldine Ferraro — the first female candidate for vice president — wore white when she accepted that nomination at Democrats’ 1984 convention. There have been other moments, too.

Why some women wore white at the State of the Union Lawmakers seen wearing all-white at the president's State of the Union are commemorating the 19th Amendment. Passed by Congress in 1919, the law ...