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Thu, 28 Jul, 2016
Watch the historic speech from Hillary Clinton’s 102-year-old supporter
When Jerry Emmett, 102, was born, women in the US weren’t allowed to vote. Yesterday, she played her part in welcoming Hillary Clinton as the country’s first ever female presidential candidate.
The centenarian was called upon as an honorary Democratic delegate for the state of Arizona, and cried with joy as she voted in support of Clinton becoming the party’s presidential candidate. “I cried! I never cry,” Emmett said after casting her vote.
She was eight years old when women in Arizona were finally granted the right to vote. What a difference a century can make!
Vide: Inside Edition
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