Live updates: Democratic National Convention
Follow live updates from the Democratic National Convention as Hillary Clinton makes history by becoming the first woman to receive the presidential nomination from a major political party.
Streep: Hillary Clinton will be our first woman president
Multiple Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep has said Hillary Clinton will be the first female president of the United States.
Speaking to cheering audiences at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Streep said voters and delegates had made history by choosing Mrs Clinton to be the Democratic presidential candidate.
"Tonight, more than 200 years after Deborah Samson fought and nearly a hundred years after women got the vote, you people have made history," she said.
"And you're going to make history again in November because Hillary Clinton will be our first woman president and she will be a great president."
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How Clinton was judged by one undecided American family
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Will Hillary Clinton's pitch unite divided states?
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