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Related: About this forumHillary Clinton's victory comes 100 years after the first woman was elected to Congress, 96 years af
Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 11h11 hours ago
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Hillary Clinton's victory comes 100 years after the first woman was elected to Congress, 96 years after women got the right to vote.
Good morning all. Beautiful day.
Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 9h9 hours ago
To everyone who's worked so hard, thank you. Let's go win this thing.
Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 10h10 hours ago
Let's finish this primary strong and head into the general election together:
https://t.co/3DyAZfFyoi
Hillary Clinton Has The Delegates To Clinch Democratic Nomination
History is made.
06/06/2016 08:34 pm ET | Updated 10 hours ago
Hillary Clinton Makes U.S. History As First Woman Presumptive Presidential Nominee
The highest, hardest glass ceiling is cracking.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-woman-nominee_us_57561752e4b07823f951189d?rrd32jjfltu1h5mi
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.........June 7 of that yearfour days after the primary season endedshe gave a speech bowing out and immediately threw her support to Mr. Obama................
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Hillary Clinton's victory comes 100 years after the first woman was elected to Congress, 96 years af (Original Post)
riversedge
Jun 2016
OP
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)1. Oh My! Today is just going to be a thrilling day! Isn't it!!??
Wow! What a ride!
Thanks Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico for starting the weekend before Today so properly!!!
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)2. This is a great way to start my day!
riversedge
(73,132 posts)3. And look at this DATE--exactly 8 years ago...........
.........June 7 of that yearfour days after the primary season endedshe gave a speech bowing out and immediately threw her support to Mr. Obama................
BlueMTexpat
(15,496 posts)4. That woman was Jeannette Rankin AND
she was from my birth state of Montana: http://www.biography.com/people/jeannette-rankin-9451806
Jeannette Rankin was a Republican. The GOP was a VERY different party in those days.
I can well imagine her smiling now. http://www.curvemag.com/Culture/Jeanette-Rankin-The-Neglected-Suffragette-890/
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)5. Tonight will bring over 2026 pledged delegates.
Cha
(305,418 posts)6. There you are with your Glass Ceiling Shattered with Hillary's
And, your Awesome Tweet from Hillary on June 6, 2016~
Gracias, rivers
Mahalo, Cha!
Cha
(305,418 posts)8. I know, right! <3
Mahalo to you, sarae~