Hillary Clinton’s all-white pantsuit at the DNC recalls centuries of American feminist history

Hillary Clinton’s all-white pantsuit at the DNC recalls centuries of American feminist history

Hillary Clinton, the first woman in history to become a major party nominee for the US presidency, wore a white pantsuit during her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. The pantsuit was sophisticated and professional, appropriate for the task of addressing voters as their potential next president. It also carried the symbolic weight of…