Tonight was the night a woman was officially named the presidential nominee of a major party.
For delegates like Maya Rockeymoore, tonight is the moment she has been waiting for. History is being made again in Philadelphia, and Rockeymoore is just one of thousands who will stand witness. “She will have broken the glass ceiling and it’s amazing,” she said of the upcoming delegate vote.
Other delegates agreed that this election has been historic, whether Secretary Clinton wins or loses in the general election. “Our children from here on are going to have a brighter future because they can also become president one day. And gender won’t be an issue,” said Florida delegate Elena McCullough.
Even Scottie Nell-Hughes who appears on national television as a Donald Trump surrogate, realizes the historical significance of tonight.
“A woman can achieve any dream she puts herself to be, whether it’s an astronaut or the president, those sorts of boundaries don’t necessarily exist as they might have 30 years ago.”
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