On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, President Elect Joe Biden was sworn in as the next president of the United States. Sworn in next to him was his running mate and new Vice President, Kamala Harris. This election made history due to the turn of events that occurred. Donald Trump became the 10th president in history to lose a re-election, red states turned into blue states, and most importantly, the United States gained its first female VP. Women everywhere celebrated this huge victory of the "glass ceiling" being shattered, especially the women who attended the Inauguration. To pay homage to the women who laid the framework to allow a woman in office, many of the female attendees wore purple, the color of the women's suffrage movement. It has also been said that the color purple symbolizes bipartisanship because the colors red and blue combined makes purple. The photo above shows political figures Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, and Michelle Obama following the trend at the Inauguration.
I absolutely loved the representation of color amongst the women felt a sigh of relief with the in coming administration. Woman have fought and still fight in this country and for a woman to hold the second most powerful seat is a tremendous feat.
ReplyDeleteThis was such a cool thing to see on Inauguration Day! While I was a fan of the women's fashion, I didn't realize the symbolism of the color purple. That makes it especially prevalent since there is a female Vice President for the first time.
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