--- title: DNC: Democratic Women of the Senate Vouch for Clinton description: "Hillary Clinton knows how to fight back" canonical: https://time.com/4429762/dnc-women-senators-hillary-clinton/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-28T23:57:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:49.164Z article:section: Politics og:title: Democratic Women of the Senate Vouch for Clinton og:description: "Hillary Clinton knows how to fight back" og:url: https://time.com/4429762/dnc-women-senators-hillary-clinton/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt278cae90dc5766c8/6988a03bfb4eac1dfb88e8a5/women-senators.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) acknowledge the crowd on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, Jul og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Democratic Women of the Senate Vouch for Clinton twitter:description: "Hillary Clinton knows how to fight back" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt278cae90dc5766c8/6988a03bfb4eac1dfb88e8a5/women-senators.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Democratic Women of the Senate Vouch for Clinton > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: September 2026. ## TIME D.C. Brief: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition D.C. Brief is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. D.C. 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Bernstein—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 28, 2016 11:57 PM UTC Women Senators took the stage at the Democratic national convention Thursday to vouch for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. In a move designed to highlight the first female nominee of a major party, 12 of the 14 Democratic women of the Senate took turns at the podium to describe Clinton as a strong leader and offer personal testimonials. Clinton represented New York State in the Senate from 2001 to 2009. “Hillary Clinton knows how to fight back against dangerous loud-mouth bullies. For 25 years, she’s been on the receiving end of one attack after another, but she doesn’t back down,” said Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. “We, the Democratic women of the Senate, we stand shoulder to shoulder with Hillary, resolved and ready to make her the next President of the United States of America,” said Senator Barbara Boxer. 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