Hillary Clinton’s historic win changes the game for girls
BY LIFT IOWA STAFF | @LiftIOWA
Editor’s Note: We at Lift IOWA thought it was important to include a link to a story this week about Hillary Clinton securing the Democratic presidential nomination. We usually steer away from focusing on partisan politics, but we felt this story is important as a milestone in women’s history.
So many girls for so long were told — overtly and subtly — what they could and could not be. Housewives? Yes. Teachers? Sure. President? Unlikely. They were told to not express their opinions too strongly — it’s not polite. To not challenge a man — it’s not ladylike.
For those girls — many of them now mothers with daughters of their own — what happened Tuesday night was more than a political triumph, writes Holly Yan for CNN. Regardless of party persuasion, Hillary Clinton’s victory is the definition of historic: She became the first female presidential nominee of a major political party.
Her chances of becoming president — the first female head of state in America’s 238-year history — are now much closer to reality.
Read the full story on CNN.com.
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