The historic nature of the U.S. race for president—that it could put the first woman in the White House—has been largely lost in the last few months. The controversial campaign of businessman Donald Trump, his Twitter feed, and cable news soundbites have stolen this cycle’s spotlight, as has Hillary Clinton’s own email scandal that’s prompted questions about her judgement and truthfulness. I’d also like to think that in 2016, electing a female president just isn’t that big of a deal for many voters. After all, Americans have watched some of their country’s closest allies—Germany and the U.K—elect female leaders; perhaps they think it’s just a matter of time before they get their own.
Clinton got one step closer to that ultimate goal Tuesday night, when a glass ceiling she’s been jabbing for years finally gave way as she officially became the first-ever female nominee for president for a major U.S. party. As they cast their votes aloud at the convention in Philadelphia, a few states sent some of their oldest female delegates to the microphone, and they reminded everyone that history was in fact being made. One from Oklahoma said she was born in 1929, just nine years after women won the right to vote. She said, “I never thought I would live to see this day.”
Here’s the video. It’s worth a watch.
Fortune writer Claire Zillman
(filling in for Laura this week)