Bernie Sanders, who mounted an unexpectedly serious challenge to Clinton, cannot seem to accept. Each of them trod uncharted ground, cutting a path for those who will come after. first African-American president - Clinton's victories promise that there is more to come. And - like the nomination and subsequent election of President Barack Obama, the U.S. It's a moment that resonates with American women and others who have fought for gender equality. Tuesday night, she burnished that list of accomplishments with another historic first: After a long primary battle, Clinton became the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee, the first female candidate of either major party to secure that status. Senate - the first woman elected to that august body from the State of New York. She'd endured accusations of corruption and scandal. She'd played a significant role in that presidency, as her husband presided over a decade of unprecedented prosperity. 'Living History' - the title of Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2003 memoir - was accurate even then.Ĭlinton had spent the bulk of the 1990s as America's first lady - the first to insist on her own professional life, the distinct identity for which she'd fought, to stand apart from her husband's presidency.

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