Kamala Harris‘ purple Inauguration Day outfit may have been a nod to the first Black woman to run for president

Summary List Placement

Kamala Harris made history on January 20 when she became the United States‘ first female, Black, and Asian American vice president.

During the historic inauguration, she wore a bright purple dress and coat.

The color purple has several possible meanings, including symbolizing bipartisanship and paying homage to the suffragette movement, according to Insider’s Amanda Krause. 

Read more: Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and Elizabeth Warren all wore purple for Inauguration Day, likely as a sign of bipartisanship

Her outfit may also have been a nod to Shirley Chisholm,

 » Read More