Let me start off first by giving some background information before I touch on this topic. I am a millennial. I am a woman. I am a middle-class citizen with two employed parents. I am a college student. I did not vote. But I am entitled to my own opinions.

Now, I am fully prepared to deal with the backlash I'll get with this article due to the fact that some of you believe I don't have any business writing this when I didn't cast my vote for President of the United States. I've already received a few negative comments about something I posted on Facebook about it but frankly, your opinions are irrelevant to me because if I have learned anything from elections, it's to stick to what you believe in.

But I'm not here to bore you with little details about what this election entailed. What I am writing about has to do with Hillary Clinton's concession speech on Wednesday, November 9th, 2016. Many people were surprised when she did not take the stand Tuesday night after results were announced, and Trump supporters were quick to accuse HRC of being a sore loser and disrespectful. But she stood before the nation the next morning and delivered one of the most poised and gracious concessional speeches this country has ever heard.

In her speech, Clinton gives the traditional 'thank yous' to her supporters, family, and campaign party and congratulates Presidential Elect, Donald Trump. Through elegance, gratitude, and confidence, Hillary Clinton accepted her defeat and keeping her platform in mind, called to women across the country (and around the world, really).

"To all the women and especially the young women who put their faith in this campaign and me, I want you to know that nothing has made me prouder than to be your champion." -HRC

I don't consider myself a feminist but I am a firm believer in the equal rights of men and women. I love the fact that I had the chance to see a woman run to hold the highest position of power our nation has to offer. She was a champion in my book. Clinton addressed her female supporters in her concession speech and proceeded to address the fact that although we, as women, have come so far, we are still not quite there yet.

"...we still have not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling. But some day, someone will and hopefully sooner than we might think."

Clinton got the ball rolling for women regarding this whole gender gap issue that exists today that we, as a whole, tend to turn a blind eye toward. Being the first presidential candidate in the history of the United States of America did more good than it did bad for women today and women to come. Our suffragette sisters of yesterday would be honored and proud and should be proud of the work that they influenced so many years ago.

She continues to call to young girls, the ones who have been told by the boys in their classes that they can't play with them or aren't smart enough for the next grade or could never be a doctor when she's older. She is sure to target her attention to where confidence and self-assurance starts: when girls are young. This is when we dream of being teachers and doctors and mothers in our future lives. Being reminded that you have the power to make your dreams realities is comforting, especially being able to hear it, live, from one of the most influential women of this lifetime.

"...and to all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams."

I've seen this presidential election as a breath of fresh air. Some people may disagree on this and that's ok. You're entitled to believe what you want to believe in and I am entitled to believe what I want to believe in. But I see Hillary Clinton versus Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election as a game changer. It opened the eyes of many women and I hope that it gave them the same courage to pursue their dreams as it gave me. The fact that I am only 19 years old and was able to see a woman run for her spot in the oval office was an overwhelming experience. There are women who fought for the passing of the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution that gave women the right to vote who never lived to see the day when a woman would be able to run for President. We've had some good days behind us, and as Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton said best:

"...our best days are still ahead of us."