At her swearing-in, Speaker Pelosi wore this color (also a longtime symbol of power) as a symbol of the Suffragettes
The color white, a symbol of purity, further rejected sexually ... 
conjured on her way to fully realizing the dreams of suffragettes, more... [DOC] [TLE] Entire Issue - Congress.gov [PAR] Sep 8, 2008 ... b This symbol represents the time of day during the House ... JACKSON, Jr. to act 
as Speaker pro tempore ...... power.