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What Hillary Clinton’s historic candidacy really means

From Vox, “I wasn’t expecting to burst into tears”: Sarah Kliff on the surprisingly emotional experience of Clinton’s nomination; and 9 prominent feminists on what Hillary Clinton’s historic candidacy really means. You need to read these tweets by women to understand Hillary Clinton’s historic nomination. Here are 3 ways that Hillary Clinton’s nomination changes things for women in politics. We still need 140,000 women in office for political gender equality. When ceilings break for women in politics, walls still stand. Madeleine Albright’s glass ceiling pin is some next-level cool feminist shit. It was Hillary Clinton’s big moment, and all some pundits could talk about was her voice. A treasure trove of men telling Hillary Clinton to smile during DNC acceptance speech. Amanda Erickson reviews False Choices: The Faux Feminism of Hillary Rodham Clinton, ed. Liza Featherstone.