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Some powerful women went to the polls dressed in white Tuesday023 Archives but their outfit choices were not a coincidence.

SEE ALSO: Hillary Clinton has a message for Pantsuit Nation

Although wearing white to vote has been co-opted by Hillary Clinton supporters, it's been a tradition dating back to the suffragettes in the early 1900s. The activists were known for wearing white in their campaign to bring voting rights to women.

Today I take part in the long march of history. #WearWhiteToVote pic.twitter.com/SAIB9x24bv

— Chrissy Horansky (@MissMillennial) November 8, 2016

And in 2016, the #wearwhitetovote movement exploded on social media as voters used it as a rallying cry to support Clinton, the first female presidential nominee of a major party.

Did the damn thing with my lady friends. 🇺🇸👸🏼📢✅💖✨#WearWhiteToVote #ImWithHer @smrtgrls @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/6Nqa6wf9az

— Lauren Koontz (@lauren_koontz) November 8, 2016

Politicians and celebrities donned white for Clinton. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the California congresswoman who is up for re-election, wore a white pantsuit while in Washington, D.C. While actress America Ferrera campaigned for Clinton Monday in a white blazer.

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Chelsea Clinton didn't exactly wear white, but her T-shirt was all about women and voting. She posted a photo after she had voted for her mother in a shirt that said, "Make Herstory"

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One of the greatest honors of my life was voting for you today mom. As always, I'm beyond proud of you pic.twitter.com/d4azrAry0U

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) November 8, 2016

But it wasn't just democrats wearing white on Election Day. Melania Trump, who presumably voted for her husband, Donald Trump, sported a white dress at a Manhattan polling place.

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Cindy McCain voted in a white suit with her husband Republican Sen. John McCain in Phoenix.

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And Ivanka Trump wore a white jacket at her polling station.

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Clinton has worn many white pantsuits at debates and rallies. Pantsuits were also a common sight at the polls to show support for Clinton.

my moms and I are #withher #WearWhiteToVote #pantsuitnation #VirWINia @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/vh0RrYBgfq

— e m i l y🦃🍂 (@emmybreese) November 8, 2016

Bonus: Will America join these countries with female heads of state?

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