Hillary Clinton Makes History As The First Woman Nominated For President By A Major Party

NBC News: Clinton Is “Making History” As The First Woman To Become The Presidential Nominee Of A Major Political Party. Hillary Clinton is the official 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, “making history as the first woman ever to secure the backing of a major American political party,” reported NBC News on July 27:

Hillary Clinton is now officially the Democratic presidential nominee, making history as the first woman ever to secure the backing of a major American political party.

Clinton was formally nominated on the second evening of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, more than nine years after launching her first presidential bid. [NBC News, 7/27/16]

Media Figures Criticize Newspapers For Omitting Clinton’s Photo On Their Front Pages

BuzzFeed’s Anne Helen Petersen: Omission Of Hillary Clinton’s Photo Is “Simple Proof Of Enduring Sexism.”

simple proof of enduring sexism: no Hillary, or even a woman, on the front page after 1st woman nominated president pic.twitter.com/FvkxDfOAJK

— Anne Helen Petersen (@annehelen) July 27, 2016

[Twitter, 7/27/16]

NY1’s Pat Kiernan: Chicago Tribune “Had The Wrong Clinton … On Its Front Page.”

.@ChicagoTribune also had the wrong Clinton problem on its front page. pic.twitter.com/YTobzLKVP8

— Pat Kiernan (@patkiernan) July 27, 2016

[Twitter, 7/27/16]

Daily Beast’s Goldie Taylor: “Sigh.” “First Woman Clinches Presidential Nomination For National Party … Newspapers Run A Photo Of Her Husband.”

Sigh. pic.twitter.com/jbEfvbxAHP

— Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) July 27, 2016

First woman clinches presidential nomination for a national party. Big city newspapers run a photo of her husband on front page.

— Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) July 27, 2016

[Twitter, 7/27/16, 7/27/16]

CNN’s Brian Stelter: Chicago Tribune Writes “Clinton Claims Nomination” “Above A Photo Of … Bill."

“Clinton claims nomination,” @chicagotribune says, above a photo of... Bill! (via @AmandaWills) pic.twitter.com/HM5SKm9kxf

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 27, 2016

[Twitter, 7/27/16]

CNN’s Amanda Wills: Chicago Tribune “Marked Hillary’s Moment, But With A Photo Of Bill.”

.@chicagotribune marked Hillary's moment, but with a photo of Bill. pic.twitter.com/yTOFkHmg4M

— Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) July 27, 2016

[Twitter, 7/27/16]

Fusion’s Kelsey McKinney: “Hillary Clinton, First Woman To Win The Presidency! Let’s Put A Big Pic[ture] Of Her Husband On The Front Page!”

Hillary Clinton, first woman to win the presidency! Let's put a big pic of her husband on the front page! pic.twitter.com/hRzu9VxuSE

— kelsey mckinney (@mckinneykelsey) July 27, 2016

[Twitter, 7/27/16]