October 26: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson, a gospel singer often referred to as "The Queen of Gospel," was born today in 1911.

Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State, Senator from New York, First Lady, was born today in 1947. Clinton became the first woman to be nominated for president of the United States by a major political party when she won the Democratic Party nomination in 2016. She was the first woman to win the popular vote in an American presidential election, which she lost to Donald Trump.

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Learn more about the life of Hillary Clinton.