LISTEN: At The DNC, We Asked Women Why They Were Voting For Clinton

By Eyder Peralta / NPR

Published July 29, 2016 at 11:27 AM PDT

This story was published more than 8 years ago.

Karla Stoebis, who came to the convention as a Sanders supporter, now wishes her "strong Democratic grandmothers" were here to witness history.

LaVon Bracy says she can now honestly tell her granddaughters that they can be president of the United States.

Carmen Guzman of McLean, Va., and originally from Oaxaca, Mexico on the final day of the Democratic National Convention.

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Katherine Hensley says a female presidential candidate has been "a dream."

Debroah Langhoff says that her mother was born at a time when women didn't have the right to vote and that she would be lying if she said history didn't play a role in her decision to back Clinton.

Loretta Talbott says Clinton's nomination proves women are just as powerful as men.

Diana Hatsis-Neuhoff says her decision to now support Clinton had "nothing to do with what was between my legs."

Eva Smalls with her mother Dawn Smalls (not pictured) says she likes Clinton because "she's a girl."

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LISTEN: At The DNC, We Asked Women Why They Were Voting For Clinton

LISTEN: At The DNC, We Asked Women Why They Were Voting For Clinton

LISTEN: At The DNC, We Asked Women Why They Were Voting For Clinton

LISTEN: At The DNC, We Asked Women Why They Were Voting For Clinton

LISTEN: At The DNC, We Asked Women Why They Were Voting For Clinton

LISTEN: At The DNC, We Asked Women Why They Were Voting For Clinton

LISTEN: At The DNC, We Asked Women Why They Were Voting For Clinton

LISTEN: At The DNC, We Asked Women Why They Were Voting For Clinton

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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