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By • Jul 29, 2016
  • Karla Stoebis, who came to the convention as a Sanders supporter, now wishes her "strong Democratic grandmothers" were here to witness history.
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    Karla Stoebis, who came to the convention as a Sanders supporter, now wishes her "strong Democratic grandmothers" were here to witness history.
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  • LaVon Bracy says she can now honestly tell her granddaughters that they can be president of the United States.
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    LaVon Bracy says she can now honestly tell her granddaughters that they can be president of the United States.
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  • Carmen Guzman of McLean, Va., and originally from Oaxaca, Mexico on the final day of the Democratic National Convention.
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    Carmen Guzman of McLean, Va., and originally from Oaxaca, Mexico on the final day of the Democratic National Convention.
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  • Katherine Hensley says a female presidential candidate has been "a dream."
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    Katherine Hensley says a female presidential candidate has been "a dream."
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  • Debroah Langhoff says that her mother was born at a time when women didn't have the right to vote and that she would be lying if she said history didn't play a role in her decision to back Clinton.
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    Debroah Langhoff says that her mother was born at a time when women didn't have the right to vote and that she would be lying if she said history didn't play a role in her decision to back Clinton.
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  • Loretta Talbott says Clinton's nomination proves women are just as powerful as men.
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    Loretta Talbott says Clinton's nomination proves women are just as powerful as men.
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  • Diana Hatsis-Neuhoff says her decision to now support Clinton had "nothing to do with what was between my legs."
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    Diana Hatsis-Neuhoff says her decision to now support Clinton had "nothing to do with what was between my legs."
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  • Eva Smalls with her mother Dawn Smalls (not pictured) says she likes Clinton because "she's a girl."
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    Eva Smalls with her mother Dawn Smalls (not pictured) says she likes Clinton because "she's a girl."
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Originally published on February 8, 2017 1:13 pm

History was made at the Democratic National Convention this past week. Hillary Clinton, as the first female presidential candidate of a major U.S. party, is officially embarking an unprecedented American political campaign.

We asked women — as young as 4 and as old 77 — how much the weight of history factored into their decision. Listen:

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