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Hillary Clinton
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
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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
(78,570 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
(15,638 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
(315,369 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
(315,369 posts)8. I know, right!  <3
        Mahalo to you, sarae~ 
 





