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From YouTube: Blondell Reynolds Brown on Milestones for Women 6-9-2016
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Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown (At Large) reflects on the history of American women in political life during the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council on June 9, 2016.
She cited the contributions of late Rep. Shirley Chisholm - the first woman to seek the nomination for President for a major party, and Hillary Clinton - the first woman to become the presumptive nominee for President for a major party.
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A
On
a
part
of
majority
in
the
chair
recognizes
Councilwoman
rentals.
Well,
thank
you.
Mr.
president,
this
month
the
forest
magazine
published
the
world's
most
powerful
women
for
2016,
who
are
the
world's
most
powerful
women
this
year.
They
are
the
smartest
and
toughest
female
business
leaders,
entrepreneurs,
investors,
scientists,
philanthropists
and
CEOs,
making
their
mark
in
the
world
today,
they're
women
who
are
building
billion-dollar
brands,
calling
the
shots
in
the
financial
markets
and
crisscross
a
new
growth
the
blow
to
broker
international
agreements.
A
Of
course,
I
was
most
struck
by
those
women
who
are
now
world
leaders
and
presidents
or
heads
of
states,
and
this
number
has
more
than
doubled
since
2005.
According
to
a
pew
research
study,
who
are
some
of
these
world's
most
powerful
exceptional
women
in
slot
number
33
is
the
attorney
general
Loretta
Lynch
for
public
service
and
politics
in
slot
number
21
is
Oprah
Winfrey,
of
course,
around
media
and
entertainment,
number
13,
Michelle,
Obama
number
7,
Sheryl,
Sandberg
executive
with
Facebook
and,
of
course,
author
of
the
book,
lean
in
in
number
four
for
philanthropy
Melinda
Gates.
A
This
week
the
ultimate
glass
eating
glass
ceiling
was
shattered
across
the
United
States
of
America.
For
the
first
time
ever,
a
woman
will
be
a
major
party's
nominee
to
become
president
of
the
United
States.
She
ranks
number
two
on
the
force
list
of
the
world's
most
powerful
women
Secretary
of
State
Hillary
Clinton
was
the
small
cliff
note
women's
history
lesson
in
the
early
1800s
women
were
second-class
citizens.
Women
were
expected
to
restrict
their
sphere
of
interest
to
the
home
and
the
family.
A
Women
were
not
encouraged
to
obtain
a
real
education
or
pursue
a
professional
career
after
marriage,
women
did
not
have
the
right
to
own
their
own
property,
keep
their
own
wages
or
sign
a
contract.
In
addition,
all
women
were
denied
right
to
vote
only
after
decades
of
intense
political
activity
that
women
eventually
win
the
right
to
vote
in
a
women's
history
class.
We
would
know
that
it
was
the
19th
amendment
in
1920.
They
granted
us
the
right
to
vote
almost
100
years
later.
A
It
has
to
be
a
habit.
This
morning,
I
salute
Secretary
of
State
Hillary
Clinton,
who
will
be
the
first
woman
to
be
major
party's
nominee
to
become
president
of
the
United
States,
a
woman
focused
on
building
bridges
and
not
walls.
This
is
an
important
moment
for
Philadelphia,
as
we
look
to
host
the
Democratic
National
Convention,
and
it
is
an
important
moment
for
the
nation
Thank
You.
Mr.
president,
Thank
You
House
woman.