"Sugar and spice are nice, but intelligence and courage to lead are what women are made of," Benjamin said.
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer of California will be the final speaker in the "women and families" section.
"The right wing has thrown everything at Hillary, not only the kitchen sink and the stove, but the refrigerator, too, and she's still standing," Boxer says. It draws a few cheers.
At the arena, VOA's Jim Fry says the floor of the convention is relatively quiet as delegates await former President Bill Clinton's speech later tonight.