Without a doubt, women were the highlight of the State of the Union on Tuesday night. The president’s speech contained much of the same infamous rhetoric that’s characteristic of his administration for the last two years. However, the crucial difference at this SOTU from previous ones is the presence of the newly elected congresswomen from last November’s midterms. Many congresswomen and other female attendees at the SOTU wore white in honor of the suffragists and demonstrated their solidarity with one another against President Trump. When the president noted how there was an increase of women in the workforce and in Congress, excitement and celebration slowly began to build, to the point that it caught him off-guard. It was easily the most powerful moment of the night and certainly earned the hashtag, #StateoftheWoman. See our favorite social media posts about the event below.

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Proud to stand with my @housedemocrats sisters in staunch opposition to President Trump’s anti-woman agenda. We’re demanding equal pay, affordable childcare, & access to quality healthcare. #EqualityNow #StateOfTheWoman #SOTU

A post shared by US Rep. Gwen Moore (@repgwenmoore) on Feb 5, 2019 at 2:50pm PST

Look who we stumbled upon! Honored to join @SpeakerPelosi and my #SOTU guest Yasmin Ali in wearing white to pay respect to Suffragettes as we continue our fight for #equalpay and equal opportunities for women in America. #StateoftheWoman pic.twitter.com/ODdMv5vkOE

— Rep. Suzan DelBene (@RepDelBene) February 6, 2019

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Female lawmakers cheer as Pres. Trump cites record number of women serving in Congress. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) #sotu #stateoftheunion #politics #women #congress

A post shared by ABC News (@abcnews) on Feb 5, 2019 at 8:38pm PST

President Trump is right about one thing: there are more women serving in Congress than any time before in our history! #SOTU #StateOfTheWoman pic.twitter.com/U2goWbbZ7y

— Rep. Jennifer Wexton (@RepWexton) February 6, 2019

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Yes oh yes oh yes oh YES. #stateofthewoman #stayhuman #staykind #keepshowingup #progressnotregress

A post shared by hawthorn // l.lion (@shophawthorn) on Feb 6, 2019 at 9:04am PST

Sisters of the Union! #SOTU #womenleaders #HERstory #StateOfTheWoman pic.twitter.com/zzRUnCuKt2

— Katherine Clark (@RepKClark) February 5, 2019

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Women in Congress are wearing Suffragette white today to stand in unity with women everywhere and show that WE WILL NOT GO BACK. 🕊☮️🕊#stateofthewoman #sotu #stateoftheunion #stateoftheunionaddress #women #womenempowerment #womensrights #womensrightsarehumanrights #peace #womenssuffrage #suffragette #wewillnotgoback #forthepeople #herstory #19thamendment #womenunited #shero #sotu2019 #stateofthehuman #eranow #equalrights #equalrightsamendment

A post shared by Gracie Lee (@gracieleeart) on Feb 5, 2019 at 5:55pm PST

2019 mood.#SOTU@RashidaTlaib pic.twitter.com/LJwKz4RGXS

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 6, 2019

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GOOD MORNING TO ALL OF THESE BADASS WOMEN! #StateOftheWoman 🔥🔥🔥🔥

A post shared by Kate Schatz (@k8shots) on Feb 6, 2019 at 8:33am PST

.@HouseDemWomen wearing suffragette white and continuing the fight for equality at the #SOTU. #StateOfTheWomen #HerStory pic.twitter.com/D6XM0BoPAQ

— Rep. Deb Haaland (@RepDebHaaland) February 5, 2019

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Pelosi 👏 AOC 👏 Kamala 👏 Kirsten 👏: Faces of the #SOTU 😼 #pussyclapsback

A post shared by Feminist Fight Club (@feministfightclub) on Feb 6, 2019 at 8:50am PST

Why should I be “spirited and warm” for this embarrassment of a #SOTU?

Tonight was an unsettling night for our country. The president failed to offer any plan, any vision at all, for our future.

We’re flying without a pilot. And I‘m not here to comfort anyone about that fact. https://t.co/7bu3QXFMnC

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 6, 2019