U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) awaits the start of the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Campaign 2008
President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.Campaign 2008
The presidential glass ceiling shatters
Broadcast: Midday, 11/21/2008, 12:00 p.m.
Women's history pioneer Sara Evans of the University of Minnesota focuses on the legacy of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, as Evans traces the history of women seeking the highest office in the land.
Her presentation, "The Presidential Glass Ceiling is Broken: The Path from Victoria to Hillary," was part of the Ada Comstock Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture, sponsored by the U of M Women's Center.
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