suffragist

Jackie Smith of Placer County came decked in full suffragist gear — a white blazer and pants, as well as a wide-brimmed white hat.

A long line of queer women — from Susan B. Anthony to Jeanne Córdova to Kitty Cone — have played pivotal roles in the suffragist, feminist, women’s rights, disability rights and reproductive rights movements.

White, symbolizing purity, along with purple and gold, were the official colors of the National National Woman’s Party and the suffragist movement.

The first act culminates with a bust of suffragist Alice Paul flying into the president’s office like a guided missile.

A third was dressed as a suffragist with a “Votes for Women” sash draped across its shell.