Actress Meryl Streep starts her speech with a scream. She tells the story of the first woman fighter (masqueraded as a man in George Washington's army).
Streep then says Hillary Clinton has taken a lot of fire in the past 40 years. And lists all the other women firsts. "What does it take to be the first female anything? It takes grit and it takes grace."
Streep introduces "the video." It's a look back at change-makers in American history.
Streep describes the Democratic nominee as the latest in a line of “pathbreakers,” such as aviator Amelia Earheart, one with a long history of fighting on behalf of families and children.
Singer Alicia Keys is on the stage, singing "Superwoman."