Hillary Clinton made her first public statement following President Donald Trump’s inauguration in a video for the MAKERS Conference.
Clinton’s “surprise video message,” the MAKERS Conference website said, kicked off the three-day event on Monday. MAKERS calls itself “the largest video collection of women’s stories” and its conference features videos, talks and interviews with activists, politicians and celebrities.
“Despite all the challenges we face, I remain convinced that, yes, the future is female,” Clinton said in the video. “Just look at the amazing energy we saw last month as women organized a march that galvanized millions of people all over our country and across the world.”
“We need strong women to step up and speak out. We need you to dare greatly and lead boldly,” she added. “So please, set an example for every woman and girl out there who’s worried about what the future holds, and wonders whether our rights, opportunities, and values will endure. And remember, you are the heroes and history-makers, the glass ceiling breakers of the future.”
Clinton closed the message with a call-back to her concession speech on Nov. 9, the morning after Election Day.
“As I’ve said before, I’ll say again: Never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every change and opportunity in the world,” she said.
Watch Clinton’s message below:
“#BEBOLD” –@HillaryClinton. Join us at The 2017 #MAKERS Conference streaming LIVE Tuesday, 8:30am PST/11:30am EST: https://t.co/zzSG90GN3G pic.twitter.com/kzFUDkOCII
— MAKERS (@MAKERSwomen) February 7, 2017
