History was made today. I was so happy I cried as the hairs on the back of my arms stood on end.
Sonia Sotomayor - a Latina, a Boricua/Nuyoriquena from the South Bronx -- was nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
She "stands on the shoulders of all who supported" her. What she doesn't know is that her achievement is also ours, those nameless, faceless women of color, Latinas, puertoriquenas, who have dreams we don't always think are reachable.
Thank you Sonia for standing where you stand, doing what you've done and being where you are so that those of us watching can walk through the door you've opened. =) Another ceiling shattered, another statement made true, that you really canbe anything you want to be. And even if she doesn't for whatever reason get confirmed, she has still taken a place in history.
Love,
A proud, passionate and dream weaving Latina
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