The first appearance of Hillary Clinton at the Democratic convention program came by way of a video introduction of Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Maryland.
In her video, Clinton lavished praise on the diminutive lawmaker, labeling her “the dean of the Senate women.” Mikulski focused on the need for legislation mandating gender-pay equity, saying that the election of Barack Obama would “put change in women’s wallets.”
Mikulski was just the first of the female senators to take the stage Tuesday night. The second was Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, who like Mikulski was an early, ardent backer of Clinton. But she too spoke passionately of Obama’s merits.
“Elections have consequences and when we win in November we will prove it,” Boxer said. “In November we can’t afford more of the same, so that the world’s economic and environmental leader will clearly be the United States of America.”
After her remarks, eight of the 11 female Democrats in the U.S. Senate came out on stage and swayed to a smooth jazz version of the song “Sisters.”
