Adoption Of The 19th Amendment: The Struggle For The Suffrage Of US Women In All-White Clothing Kamala Harris

JAKARTA - Saturday, November 7, the world has witnessed the inaugural speech of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris after being declared the winner of the US election based on electoral votes. Kamala Harris looks attractive in a white suit. A century ago, US women exercised their voting rights in elections for the first time. White clothes are a symbol of that achievement of equality.

Kamala Harris appeared in a white suit, blouse and trousers. Harris's speech was extraordinarily powerful. "Although I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last," said Harris, we quoted from The New York Times, Tuesday, November 10.

"Every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country full of possibilities. And to the children of our country, regardless of gender, our country has sent you a clear message. Dream with ambition. Lead with confidence," Harris.

Harris' clothing added to that strength, helping Harris build a true equality bearer on the podium. The all-white suit that Harris wore was symbolic of the women's struggle for adoption of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution. The amendment provides a democratic space for black women to vote in the US elections.

The 19th Amendment, in principle, contains various regulations regarding the involvement of women in voting in the US Elections. The 19th Amendment was formally adopted into the US Constitution through a proclamation by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.

Quoted from History, the 19th Amendment is the fruit of women's long efforts to fight for their equal rights for more than 70 years. There are two brief but powerful mandates in the Amendment.

First, "The right of United States citizens to vote must not be denied or abused by the United States or any State because of gender." Meanwhile, the second mandate reads: Congress will have the power to enforce this article by means of the appropriate statute.

In the mid-19th century, the American women's suffrage movement was founded. Those who were politically active in the abolitionist and temperance movements initiated the movement. In July 1848, two hundred women organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott met in Seneca Falls, New York. The discussion at that time was the fate of women's rights which were long neglected.

On that occasion, this movement agreed to fight for the right to education and employment opportunities for women, until they issued a resolution that read, "It is the duty of women in this country to secure their sacred right to the right to vote."

The Seneca Falls Convention, which contains the struggle for women's rights to vote, is the subject of public scorn. As a result, some women's rights supporters withdrew their support. Even so, the resolution marked the beginning of the women's suffrage movement in the US.

The first national women's rights convention was held in 1850. Since then, the convention has been held regularly every year. White clothes are a symbol of this resistance. This white outfit is also attached to the administration of the US Election.

Several figures have also worn clothes all in white to symbolize this resistance. When Hillary Clinton was elected as a presidential candidate at the 2016 Democratic Party convention, US politician Geraldine Ferraro also dressed in all-white received the nomination for the Democratic Party's first female vice presidential candidate in 1984.