kamala harris, the feminist discourse and

Kamala Harris is making history! Currently a senator, she has just been elected vice-president alongside the new president of the United States, Joe Biden. During her very inspiring victory speech, she assured that she was the first to reach this position but "not the last"!

"We did it Joe!", declared very moved Kamala Harris to Joe Biden following the announcement of their victory. The California senator makes history by being the very first woman ever to be elected Vice President of the United States.

Last night, Kamala Harris gave a feminist and inspiring speech to celebrate her victory but also that of all women. The new Vice-President of the United States spoke of the long battle of women for obtaining the right to vote but also to reach the highest ranks of American politics. She wants her victory to inspire all little girls to dream big! "Every little girl who looks across the country now knows she can do it ", she said. "Although I am the first woman in this office, I will not be the last because every little girl who watches tonight sees that this is a land of possibilities.", she assured. "And to the children of our country, regardless of your gender, our country has sent you a clear message: Dream with ambition, lead with conviction, and see yourself in a way that others simply cannot see you. because they've never seen it before, and we'll cheer you on every step of the way.", she continued.

Kamala Harris is now a historical figure in front of the first woman but also the first black and South Asian person to become vice-president. She began her speech with a nod to Georgia Representative John Lewis, the civil rights icon who died earlier this year.

She also expressed her gratitude to Joe Biden and his family for having "welcomed our family to theirs on this incredible journey. "

Kamala Harris remembered her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who immigrated to the United States from India when she was still a young woman. "When she came here when she was 19, she couldn't have imagined that moment but she believed in an America where times like this are possible. ", she confided. “I think of her and the generations of women – black, Asian, white, Latin and Native American women – throughout our country's history who led the way in this moment tonight. The women who fought and sacrificed so much for equality, freedom and justice for all, including black women, who are too often neglected, but who so often prove that they are the backbone of our democracy.", she added.

During her speech, Kamala Harris wore a white suit, a nod to the suffragists as 2020 marks the anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, giving women the right to vote, passed by Congress on June 4, 1919. “Tonight I reflect on their struggle, their determination and the strength of their vision to see what can be, without being overwhelmed by what has been. And I stand on their shoulders. What proof of the temperament of the part of Joe Biden, to have the audacity to break down one of the biggest barriers in our country by choosing a woman to be vice-president. ", she explained before concluding by assuring that she would work tirelessly for all Americans.

Kamala Harris and her little niece

Video by Clemence Chevallet

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