Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) was spotted wearing a white T-shirt with a red letter “A” on it as she entered a closed doors candidate forum with the two contenders for Speaker of the House, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). The shirt is an apparent reference to the 1850 novel, The Scarlet Letter, where protagonist Hester Prynne is condemned for giving birth despite not being married and is subsequently forced to wear a scarlet A for the rest of her life. When asked about what the letter stood for, Mace said: “I’m wearing the scarlet letter after the week I just had being a woman up here, and being demonized for my vote and for my voice.” Mace garnered backlash from many of her Republican colleagues after voting to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from his role as House Speaker. Her vote came as a shock after McCarthy donated millions of dollars to Mace’s campaign. She has publicly supported Jim Jordan as the next speaker and announced that she plans to vote for him.