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Kamala Harris isn't the only female politician who won last week.
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And we wanna shine the light on the women who are changing the landscape of DC and America.
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Take a look.
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This year a record number of women are running for Congress.
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2020 will be remembered as the year women smashed the glass ceiling wide open.
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At least one hundred thirty-five women will now be serving in Congress.
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Thirteen non-incumbent Republican women just won House races.
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Republican women are doing all across the country this election here.
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It's just exciting that we are part of history.
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The republicans did a wonderful job of recruiting strong, conservative women.
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This was the monumental win for diversity and inclusion.
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This is our moment.
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Cori Bush will become Missouri's first Black congresswoman.
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Yvette Herell becomes the first Republican Native American woman to win a House seat.
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Stephanie Bice becomes the first Iranian American to serve in Congress.
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And in Delaware, Sarah McBride will become a nation's first openly transgender female state senator.
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Change is always possible.
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The launch of the White house has been an uphill battle for women.
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From Shirley Chisholm who ran for the democratic nomination in 1972 to Geraldine Ferraro and Sarah Palin, who ran as vice presidential candidate.
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Not to mention Hilary Clinton, the first woman to capture a major party nomination for president.
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But that's never stopped women for organizing and mobilizing and forging forward.
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My job right now is to fix our democracy, to make sure the any person who wants to vote in the America who is eligible has the right to vote.
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One hundred years after some women secured the right to vote, and fifty-five years after voting rights act was passed comes another barrier breaking victory.
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We did it.
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We did it, Joe.
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Kamala Harris becomes the first woman, the first Black woman and the first Asian American woman to be elected as a vice president of the Unites States.
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The first woman in the highest level of government.
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It's been a long time coming.
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When the women also sharing the leadership of this country, I'm so grateful.
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It's amazing.
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It's amazing.
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It brings tears to my eyes and joy to my heart.
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And it's also bringing lots of joy to the generations of Black and brown girls and girls all over who are finally getting this message loud and clear.
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You could be president.
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I'm thinking about the generations of women, Black women, Asian, White, Latina, Native American women who thrive our nation's history have paved the way this moment tonight.
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Women who fought and sacrificed so much for equality and liberty and justice for all.
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But while I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.
