Nearly 100 years after American women were granted the right to vote, a woman has asked us to vote for her to become president of the United States.
Tonight, Hillary Clinton formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president, becoming the first woman presidential nominee in American history.
Tonight, an American woman told her story of being a woman in America, and gave a speech that no woman has given before. For the first time in our nation’s history, a woman could feasibly lead our nation come November.
The reactions to Clinton’s speech from women on Twitter were good enough to remind us why women endure being on Twitter. Here are 39 tweets that express the joy and emotion that millions of women felt tonight as Hillary Clinton became the first woman to speak the incredible words, “And so my friends, it with humility, determination and boundless confidence in America’s promise that I accept your nomination.”
I did not pack tissues for this. So I will be entering this era of feminist history with racoon eyes. #DemsInPhilly
— Chloe Angyal (@ChloeAngyal) July 29, 2016
Crying bc of all the things I have been told I could never do as a woman & thinking of the lifetime of this that #Hillary has endured
— Alice Driver (@DriverWrites) July 29, 2016
Goddamn it I wish my mother was alive to see this.
— Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) July 29, 2016
**all of the rights** #HRCMakesHistory
— Molly Bangs (@MollyBangs) July 29, 2016
we have a female nominee for president and i don't wanna miss any of her acceptance speech but i really gotta pee, this feels ironic
— Julianne Ross (@JulianneRoss) July 29, 2016
I can't wait to have a President with lipstick on her teeth #DNCinPHL
— Jena Friedman (@JenaFriedman) July 29, 2016
Dang. Hillary got me clearing MY throat. #DNCinPhilly
— Retta (@unfoRETTAble) July 29, 2016
No matter the politics: will not forget hearing "I am my mother's daughter and my daughter's mother" sitting next to my mom, my inspiration
— Chelse D. (@chelseD) July 29, 2016
Fuck that glass ceiling! Burn it to the ground! #DNCinPHL
— Lizz Winstead (@lizzwinstead) July 29, 2016
"After all, when there are no glass ceilings the sky is the limit!" #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/OtFStISKLH
— Abbi Crutchfield (@curlycomedy) July 29, 2016
Sometimes when I am doing something extra cool I think "man I am really doing this"
— Paige Lavender (@paigelav) July 29, 2016
Do you guys think Hillary is thinking that right now
the 😃 and 😍 emoji, personified pic.twitter.com/Nd0jbHgH04
— dodai (@dodaistewart) July 29, 2016
Hey, doesn't every girl grow up waiting to NOMINATE YR MOM FOR PREZ OF THE US???
— E.J. Graff (@ejgraff) July 29, 2016
Actually mad Donald Trump gets to lose against the first woman president.
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) July 29, 2016
Feelings update: More feelings than expected. About to buy my 8yo the Hillary t-shirt she really wants; wondering who I am, exactly.
— Nicole Chung (@nicole_soojung) July 29, 2016
I didn't think I was going to cry watching this, but I totally am. Can't believe you dudes had a monopoly on this feeling for 200+ years.
— Caitlin Kelly (@caitlin__kelly) July 29, 2016
Men: try to imagine how you'd feel right now if this was the first time in this nation's history that a man accepted presidential nomination
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) July 29, 2016
Glass ceiling Cracked Wide Open! #HillaryClinton #DemsInPhilly
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) July 29, 2016
To be a woman in America tonight.
— Olivia Muenter (@oliviamuenter) July 29, 2016
My god, the chills. All Hillary reservations aside. I can't believe we are watching a woman do this.
— Emily Yoshida (@emilyyoshida) July 29, 2016
"I ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." Holy crap, we just watched a woman say those words. #DemsInPhilly
— Emma Gray (@emmaladyrose) July 29, 2016
I like it when Hillary shouts. Women should shout more.
— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) July 29, 2016
ALL CAPS WOMEN.#DrunkTweetingDNC
#HRC is finally projecting full confidence - so important in a country where, unfortunately, competence is not enough #DNCinPHL
— Ingrid Mattson (@IngridMattson) July 29, 2016
My grandmother will be 100-years-old on November 9th. Election Day is on November 8th. It's gonna rule.
— Caro (@socarolinesays) July 29, 2016
I can't even come up with a clever tweet because I have too many emotions in this incredible, historic moment. #DNCinPHL
— Alie Martell (@aliemartell) July 29, 2016
Guys, we may have 16 years without a white man leading this country. #DemsInPhilly
— KB (@KaraRBrown) July 29, 2016
Clinton, as the first major party female nominee, is wearing white, the color of suffragettes. As did Gerry Ferraro in VP speech in 1984.
— Cathleen Decker (@cathleendecker) July 29, 2016
WE HAVE NEVER HAD THIS. WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS. IT IS LIKE A MOON LANDING FOR WOMEN. https://t.co/M97iyNbp9r
— Xeni Jardin (@xeni) July 29, 2016
I am so fucking proud to be a woman and a feminist right now #DemsInPhilly
— Jessica Samakow (@jsam1126) July 29, 2016
Oh my god they're treating a woman like me as if she is a complete human being I'm weeping
— Xeni Jardin (@xeni) July 29, 2016
It is amazing to see a woman giving this kind of speech on her way to becoming the next president.
— roxane gay (@rgay) July 29, 2016
I remember this woman getting shit in 1992 for not baking cookies & this is the most fucking satisfying moment ever.
— Mary Beth Williams (@embeedub) July 29, 2016
To the unknown genius who crafted this gem: Thank you. ☺️ pic.twitter.com/tPTFsUUlx9
— Jodi (@jodotcom) July 28, 2016
Eight years ago, I drove to South Dakota after finals with a high school friend to help make a woman president. I think it finally worked.
— Amanda Duberman (@AmandaDuberman) July 29, 2016
So moved and so inspired by that powerful speech from our next President! #ImWithHer and I am fired up and ready to go. -mo
— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) July 29, 2016
What an incredible & historic night! I'm so moved watching @HillaryClinton accept the Democratic nomination for President! #DemsinPhilly
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) July 29, 2016
I wept for the little girl I was. For the daughter I hope to have. For the son I have. I'm grateful and mad as hell this took so long.
— emily (((dreyfuss))) (@EmilyDreyfuss) July 29, 2016
I really wish my mom was here to see this. Hillary's #1 stan on the entire continent of Africa.
— Aminatou Sow (@aminatou) July 29, 2016
@anamariecox Emailed my mom after the speech to tell her this. pic.twitter.com/PHk6VZ8k0w
— Elizabeth Drummond (@EADHistory) July 29, 2016
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