PHILADELPHIA—Hillary Clinton’s presidential nomination is a historic moment in American politics.

Tuesday night she became the first woman to be a presidential nominee for a major US party. Her supporters had hoped this moment would have come eight years ago, but say it was worth the wait. In 2008, Clinton came up short, a feeling a lot Bernie Sanders supporters are experiencing in 2016.

But Clinton Delegates said this moment has been a long time coming.

“It’s been amazing, probably one of the best weeks of my life,” said Austin Delegate Jackie Soliz-Chapa.

She’s been sharing that excitement with fellow Clinton supporters. One of them is back home in Austin. Her 11-year-old niece was watching too, and sent her a text.

“Just her words telling me that she’s watched Hillary break the glass ceiling on Snapchat and that she love, love, loved it, it brought me to tears,” said Soliz-Chapa.

For some, just the thought of Hillary winning in November is enough to spark emotion. Texas State Representative Helen Giddings sees Clinton’s rise as a significant step for American women.

“It speaks to my daughters and all young women that if they work hard and they’re focused, that they can, too, can reach the highest office in the land,” said Giddings.

A Democrat hasn’t taken Texas in a presidential election since 1976, but that doesn’t discourage Soliz-Chapa.

“We were blue in the past. Turned red. We’re purple, this time we’re going to go blue,” she said.

It may be a stretch, but with Donald Trump on the other ticket, Clinton supporters are as optimistic as ever and are hoping to read similar headlines when they wake up the day after the November election.