, sharmila harris, who is always in our hearts. not quite imagine this moment but she believed so deeply in america, where a moment like this is possible and so i am thinking about her and about the generations of women, black women. . . generations of women, black women... cheering and applause. asian, white, latino, native american women who, throughout our nation's history have paved the way for this moment tonight. women who fought and sacrificed so much for equality and liberty and justice for all. including the black women who were often, too often, overlooked but so often proved they are the backbone of our democracy. cheering and applause. car horns stop all the women who have worked to secure and protect the right to vote for over a century, 100 yea rs vote for over a century, 100 years ago the 19th amendment, 55 years ago with the voting rights act and now in 2020 with a new generation of women in our country who cast them pallets a nd our country who cast them pallets and continue to fight for theirfundamental pallets an

and to the woman most responsible for my presence here today, my mother, sharmila harris, who is alwayss. when she came here from india at the age of 19, she may be didn't quite imagine this moment, but she believed so deeply in america, where a moment like this is possible. soiam moment like this is possible. so i am thinking about her, and the generations of women, black women. . . “— the generations of women, black women... —— shyamala gopalan harris. asian, white, latina, native american women, who throughout our nation's history, have paved the way for this moment tonight. women who fought and sacrificed so much for equality and liberty and justice for all. including the black women who are often too often overlooked but so often prove they are the backbone of our democracy. all the women who have worked to secure and protect the right to vote for over a century, 100 years ago, with the 19th amendment, 55 yea rs with the 19th amendment, 55 years ago with the voting rights act, and now, in 2020, with a new generation of women in our country who cast their ballots a nd in our country