This presidential election will go down in history as something that has never happened before.

In this year’s election, we are looking at the first female presidential candidate on a major party ticket.

Hillary Clinton, Democratic presidential candidate, is making history and inspiring young people across America.

“A lot of young women are really excited to have a female leader that they can look up to,” junior Mariah Kaufman said. “She’s breaking down the patriarchy by being a woman candidate, and her campaign is inspired by a lot of young feminists.”

Clinton’s political background includes being First Lady when President Bill Clinton was in office, U.S. senator and Secretary of State.

“She actually has experience with political background,” sophomore Luke Dunlap said. “People might realize that Trump’s not qualified to be President of the United States and run the powers of the country. She’s inspiring me not to vote for Trump.”

Students pursuing college in the next few years appreciate Clinton’s plans to make college debt free. She also plans to make college tuition-free for families earning an income of less than $125,000 a year.

“Not only would it impact the students that would now be able to get that education, but people outside of that would be more exposed to socioeconomic, racial [and] cultural diversity that they wouldn’t be able to get otherwise,” senior Julia Randolph said.

These plans will make college more affordable and perhaps convince more students to enroll.

A survey done by The University of Chicago found that Clinton leads 58 percent in receiving the votes of young voters 18-30.

“The level of support for Hillary Clinton looks nearly identical to youth support for Barack Obama in 2012,” Cathy Cohen, founder of the survey, said.

After the last presidential debate on Oct. 19, Clinton continued leading the polls among millennials.

Though Clinton is inspiring millennials, being a female has a chance of affecting her votes. With having Barack Obama as our first black president for the past eight years, it opened the eyes of many to race. Can Clinton open people’s eyes to sexism?

“I think Barack Obama has definitely helped our country, but racism is definitely still alive as well as sexism,” Kaufman said. “We need to continue to move past that and her being a woman could really help that.”

Electing a female president will change the ways of society for the better. I look up to Clinton because we need a woman in charge to promote equality. We are in the 21st century, where men and women should have equal opportunities.

Clinton’s plans will lead millennials to strive for greatness in schools and promoting equality. She continues to make it a point to inspire the young females of America by standing up for women against Trump’s remarks.

“She’s inspiring to me because she really shows that with hard work you can accomplish what you want,” Kaufman said. “You don’t have to let gender roles define what you can and can’t do in society.”