Here's why Democratic women wore white to Trump's joint address

A group of Democratic congresswomen wore white as a show of support for women's rights to President Donald Trump's first address before a joint session of Congress.

The move led by the House Democratic Women's Working Group mirrors a similar demonstration from Trump's inauguration, when several Democratic women wore pink. White was chosen because it was the official color of the suffragette movement, the group said in a news release.

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"Members are fighting for: access to affordable health care, including reproductive health services like those offered by Planned Parenthood; a woman's right to make her own health care decisions; equal pay for equal work; paid sick leave and family leave; quality, affordable child care; a secure retirement; (and) lives free from fear and violence," the statement continued.

>> Click here or scroll down to see some photos of the women taken before and during the joint address

– The Cox Media Group National Content Desk contributed to this report.

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