History was made at the Democratic National Convention this past week. Hillary Clinton, as the first female presidential candidate of a major U.S. party, is officially embarking an unprecedented American political campaign.
We asked women — as young as 4 and as old 77 — how much the weight of history factored into their decision. Listen:
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LaVon Bracy, 67, of Florida
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Karla Stoebis, 33, of Wisconsin
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Carmen Guzman, 54, Virginia via Oaxaca, Mexico
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Kathryn Hensley, 77, of South Carolina
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Deborah Langhoff, 69, of Louisiana
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Loretta Talbott, 9, of Maryland
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Diana Hatsis-Neuhoff, 54, of Florida
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Dawn Smalls, 38, and her daughter Eva, 4, of New York