Watching Daughters Watch Hillary: Parents Share Photos of Girls Viewing History
People shared photographs on Twitter of daughters watching Clinton's speech.
— -- As Chelsea Clinton spoke at the Democratic National Convention to introduce her mother, Hillary Clinton watched her daughter in admiration from backstage before stepping out to make history as the first female nominee of a major party.
She wasn’t the only one sharing an historic moment with her daughter. Supporters across the country shared photographs on Twitter of daughters, granddaughters, mothers and grandmothers watching intently.
“I want to be able to tell my daughter that she was in my arms to watch history,” said Dan Olivo of California, who watched with his 3-month-old daughter, Ava. “It was important to me that my daughter was with me for this moment. We did it together.”
Some bedtimes were postponed for the event as Clinton didn’t take the stage until around 10:30 p.m. ET.
Dr. Sugata Bhattacharjee said he told his daughters, ages 7 and 14, that although they would be up late, they would someday remember watching this "proud moment," with their father.
Alana Mouchard watched her 93-year-old grandmother become emotional as Clinton took the stage. “This is everything to me. I can’t imagine working thanklessly for close to a century for the empowerment of women, only to see this now,” Mouchard tweeted.
Politicians also joined in with photos from home -- Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii shared a picture of his daughter, and Rep. Janice Hahn of California posted a photo of her granddaughters.