--- description: "Hillary Clinton knows how to fight back" title: Democratic Women of the Senate Vouch for Clinton image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt278cae90dc5766c8/6988a03bfb4eac1dfb88e8a5/women-senators.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Democratic National Convention](/tag/democratic-national-convention/) ## Democratic National Convention Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Democratic Women of the Senate Vouch for Clinton by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 28, 2016 11:57 PM CUT  Senator Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.), Senator Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.), Senator Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D., Calif.) acknowledge the crowd on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on July 28, 2016 Senator Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.), Senator Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.), Senator Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D., Calif.) acknowledge the crowd on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on July 28, 2016Aaron P. Bernstein—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 28, 2016 11:57 PM CUT 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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