Social movement
[[Viola (plant)#Cultural associations|Violets]] and their [[Violet (color)#Social movement|color]] became a special code used by lesbians and bisexual women. The symbolism of the flower derives from several fragments of poems by [[Sappho]] in which she describes a lover wearing garlands or a crown with violets. In 1926, the play "[[The Captive (play)|La Prisonnière]]" by [[Édouard Bourdet]] used a bouquet of violets to signify lesbian love. When the play became subject to censorship, many Parisian lesbians wore violets to demonstrate solidarity with its lesbian subject matter.