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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke of \"breaking down barriers.\"

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PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks by video feed during the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19. 2020.
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\"Tonight, I'm thinking of the girls and boys who see themselves in America's future because of Kamala Harris, a Black woman, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, and our nominee for vice president,\" said Clinton, the first female nominee of a major U.S. political party.

Her most memorable line, though, referenced her 2016 run against President Donald Trump, as she urged people to vote. \"And don't forget, Joe and Kamala can win by 3 million votes and still lose. Take it from me,\" she said.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to lead a party in Congress, said that \"we are unleashing the full power of women to take their rightful place in every part of our national life.\" Harris and Biden, she said, would champion policies impacting women, including defending a woman's right to choose and securing a guarantee for child care.

\"Kamala Harris is the vice president we need right now, committed to our constitution, brilliant in defending it and a witness to the women of this nation that our voices will be heard,\" Pelosi said.

Speaking from an early childhood education center in Springfield Massachusetts, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., addressed the economy, touching on the hardships faced during the pandemic and child care challenges.

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PHOTO: Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks from Springfield, Mass., during the third day of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19, 2020.
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\"Tonight we've heard from the people who make America work, people who put their lives on the line to keep our country going, and since COVID-19 hit, they've taken one gut punch after another,\" said Warren, the first woman elected to the Senate from Massachusetts. \"And now, parents are stuck -- no idea when schools can safely reopen and even fewer childcare options. The devastation is enormous.\"

Her appearance sparked conversations on Twitter on what role she could take in a potential Biden-Harris White House.

Other female speakers ahead of Harris' appearance included New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the first Democratic Latina to be elected governor. Addressing climate change, Grisham said she is proud that her state has \"shown what climate leadership looks like.\"

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