wear pantsuits poll place emulate prefer dress white house candidate weep emotion others remember female ancestors cast vote democrat hillary clinton rather witness shatter ultimate glass ceiling women across america watch historic breakthrough slip away clinton fail become first woman elect president unite state republican donald trump wag heat campaign paint former secretary state crook threaten put jail sweep surprise victory anti-establishment platform look forward woman president really believe people vote terrible man say mariana mejia 61 sit subdue party california democratic party headquarter sacramento women defy political tradition vote first woman presidential nominee major u.s. political party republican cassandra pye pioneer african-american political consultant advise former california governor arnold schwarzenegger say felt pull history cast ballot clinton feel like even though vote booth alone always people pye say ancestors mother aunties lot people booth today polarize figure long history public eye clinton enter white house first lady 1993 husband bill clinton defeat incumbent george h. w. bush ambition immediately clash public image first lady clinton enemies swiftly earn adoration many progressive women lose democratic nomination barack obama 2008 clinton concede although able shatter high hard glass ceiling time thank get 18 million crack refer number vote women pin hop clinton give nod political history tuesday form long line leave vote today stickers gravestone women suffrage activist susan b. anthony others dress white like suffragettes campaign woman right vote wear pantsuits like favor clinton pose photos state capitol build iconic locations several bemoan fact u.s. women right vote 1920 nearly century late country yet elect woman president hard struggle women hard struggle say u.s. senator barbara boxer 1992 make history along senator dianne feinstein first women elect california u.s. senate emotional moment trump wealthy real estate developer former reality tv star defy political correctness comment anger women minorities disable deny allegations several women grope emergence video boast make unwanted sexual advance women sacramento democratic party gather women lament victory long difficult trek women win position power think time hit 61 would different women minorities say chris cage 61 former journalist labor organizer see victory trump vote both high glass ceiling remain intact clinton 's stun loss