Hillary clinton made one thing very clear in a speech thursday at the. Is hillary clinton still thinking about breaking the highest glass ceiling in american politics at fridays pennsylvania conference for women, clinton announced the launch of the clinton. Women have mixed feelings about clinton, who could make history as the first woman president. The opposition was urged on by, among others, the new. A glass ceiling is shattering at the democratic national convention as hillary clinton ascends to the presidential nomination with tuesdays roll call of the states, making her the first woman to. It isnt fair, but its necessary because, until the bword is vanquished, clinton might be able to put another 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling, but still have to convince voters they. Hillary clinton discusses her new book hard choices. While praising hillary clinton for creating 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling, the wife of the presumptive democratic presidential nominee heralded herself as what sounded like a.
It was eight years to the day she gave her famous 18 million cracks in the highest and hardest glass ceiling speech. Eight years ago, hillary clinton famously said her first white house bid had put about 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling, one for each voter whod cast a. Kyung lah cnn correspondent when republican vp nominee gov. And while tuesdays election put almost 57 million cracks in that glass ceiling, it still wasnt enough to shatter it, and donald j. If hillary clinton cracks that highest, hardest glass ceiling, shell bring other women along with her into office. Clinton returns to smash glass ceiling, with gender at. What hillary clintons historic nomination means for black women. It will be up to the historians to ponder why clinton waited until the very last day of her campaign to give full voice to the epochal nature of her candidacy. Cracked but intact eight years later, the glass ceiling above hillary clinton and all women is still in place. Clinton shattered the glass ceiling she couldnt crack in 2008. Clinton has spoken about breaking through the glass ceiling all campaign long, so its no wonder why she choose a giant glass convention center for election night. A comparative assessment of hillary clintons 2016 presidential.
Second, and perhaps more im portantly, it also implies that shattering this glass ceiling causes lasting change that will ease the path for other women who follow. An untraditional intersectional analysis of the 2008. Although we were not able to shatter that highest and hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you it has 18 million cracks in it, and the light is shining through like never before, filling us all with the hope and the sure knowledge that the path will be a little easier next time, and we are going to keep working to make it so, today keep with me and stand for me, we still have. If hillary clinton cracks that highest, hardest glass. Women who broke the political glass ceiling abc news. Social sciences free fulltext 18 million cracks, but no cigar. Clinton herself recognized this historic moment long ago.
Decades after the glass ceiling was first labeled as such, the situation it describes is still alive and well in america. The light is shining through like never before, filling us all. Hillary clinton and the glass ceilinga look at the secretary of states battle with the highest and hardest fight for gender equality over the years. Clinton nomination puts biggest crack in glass ceiling. Hillary clinton made history by becoming the first woman to win a major political partys nomination for president. When she lost the nomination in 2008, she acknowledged that we werent able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, but thanks to you, its got about 18 million cracks in it. Although we werent able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, its got about 18 million cracks in it, hillary. When hillary clinton gave her concession speech after narrowly losing the primaries to barack obama in 2008, she said, although we werent able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, its got about 18 million cracks in it. Although we werent able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, its got about 18 million cracks in it, hillary clinton. View a list of women that broke through barriers to enter the world of american politics. Hillary clinton put a big crack in the glass ceiling, but where. Hillary clinton closed the second night of the democratic convention with her first remarks since being named the partys nominee. Trump was elected 45th president of the united states. Hillary clinton was the first female presidential nominee of a major political party.
Hillary clinton and the glass ceiling a look at the secretary of states battle with the highest and hardest fight for gender equality over the years. The term became quite popular again after clinton won the california primary in 2016 and then when she was officially nominated for. Opinion the glass ceiling holds the new york times. Although we were not able to shatter that highest and hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you it has 18 million cracks in it, and the light is shining through like never before, filling us all with the hope and the sure knowledge that the path will be a little easier next time, and we are going to keep working to make it so, today keep. Almost eight years to the day after ending her first presidential bid while celebrating the 18 million cracks her supporters put in the highest, hardest glass ceiling, hillary clinton took a. Yeah, maybe that literal glass ceiling moment might have been a little overthetop or cheesy, but given the years of misogynist and sexist jokes that have come at the expense of secretary clinton and the many female politicians that have come before her, we can give the excessive cgi a bit of a pas. Her campaign had put almost 18 million cracks in that glass ceiling, she said. Nomination of a woman is a big dealeven if it seems. How hillary ignored history in 2008 and how she wont in 2016. At the democratic national convention, hillary clinton appeared via satellite to thank the delegates for making her the first female presidential nominee from a. Hillary clintons progress trying to shatter that highest, hardest. We just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet. Sarah palin told a political rally that hillary clinton left 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling, the fashion world paid noticeto the glasses on her face. Hillary clinton and the glass ceiling a look at the secretary of.
Clinton wins historic nomination, says glass ceiling cracked. Hillary clinton and women like keiko fujimori of peru lost their presidential bids. Although we werent able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, its got about 18 million cracks in it. One 1915 referendum in new york state involved 10,300 meetings, 7. Hillary clinton shatters americas 240yearold glass ceiling. Two sitting female presidentsdilma rousseff of brazil and. Hillary rodham clinton, dnew york, thanks her supporters after speaking at the national building museum june 7, 2008 in washington, dc.
In sundays a thankyou for 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling, washington post reporter dana milbank made the legitimate point. Hillary clinton, 18 million cracks and the power of making. Hillary clinton to hold election party under a real glass. Although we werent able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling. This study conducts a content analysis of media coverage of three recent women candidates for the united states highest executive offices. To focus solely on their positions as female candidates obscures some important macrolevel questions about the 2008 election as a watershed moment, whether the focus is on 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling or the shift in. No matter the outcome of the presidential election in november, history will remember hillary clinton as the first woman to get to the top of a. The glass ceiling got a sever knock leaving it with 18 million cracks back in 2008.
Gender use is vital to shatter the highest, hardest glass ceiling hillary clinton will carry the mantle for gender in her second bid for the white house. In clinton and palin, american voters saw two very different women candidates. Since palin burst on the national scene just weeks ago, optometrists have been feeling a lot like hairdressers when victoria beckham and jennifer. Eight years to the day after she declared that, thanks to the number of democrats who voted for her, the highest, hardest glass ceiling of sexism had about 18 million cracks in it, clinton is. Although we werent able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, its got about 18 million cracks in it, hillary clinton told supporters after losing the. Hillary clintons long history in the public eye cbs news. Hillary clinton, 18 million cracks and the power of making history. Her achievement comes 180 years after the first nonwhite man was elected to a. The term became quite popular again after clinton won the california primary in 2016 and then when she. Glass ceiling means an unfair system or set of attitudes that prevents some people such as women or people of a certain race from getting the most powerful jobs. On june 7, 2016, hillary gave a moving address on the occasion of her historic victory as the first woman in the nations history to receive the presidential nomination of a major party.
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