The election of 2008 was significant for women because there were potentially two women on the final ballot.
<h3>What made the 2008 election significant for women?</h3>
Women were potentially on the final ballot for the two major parties in the United States.
The two women were Sarah Palin (Republican) and Hillary Clinton (Democrat) and although they didn't win, they still went down in history for their roles in the 2008 elections.
At the time that The Declaration of Independence was Written, the phrase “all men are created equal” refers to white men. At the time, black men and women did not have rights.