Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE says she may follow up her historic moment as the first woman nominated for president by a major political party by adding another woman to her ticket.

“I’m looking at the most qualified people and that includes women, of course,” she told host Anderson Cooper on CNN.

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Clinton on Wednesday said she considers merit over gender in her search for a running mate.

“I want to be sure that whoever I pick for vice president is ready to be president immediately," she said. "It doesn’t matter to me who the person is as long as that person can really do the job that is required.”

Clinton said she plans on making her running mate choice public before the Democratic National Convention next month.

“We’ll have it done by the convention,” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said. "I’m not going to speculate how much before the convention it is going to be completed.”

Clinton on Monday crossed the 2,382 delegate threshold necessary to clinch her party's nomination. She capped off the groundbreaking moment the following night with a victory in California’s primary.

Clinton on Wednesday said she understands Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersNYT editorial board remembers Ginsburg: She 'will forever have two legacies' Two GOP governors urge Republicans to hold off on Supreme Court nominee Sanders knocks McConnell: He's going against Ginsburg's 'dying wishes' MORE’s reluctance to capitulate despite trailing her in both delegates and the popular vote.

“I know how it feels to have waged a hard-fought campaign and fall short,” she said. "I really, totally respect their feelings. I’m looking forward to working with him to achieve our common goal, which is to defeat Donald Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE.

“We’re going to be working to make sure we have a unified party going into the convention. A lot of his supporters and our supporters have the same goal. We may have approached it somewhat differently, but our goals are the same."