On this, the day of reckoning in the Mother of All Elections, we appear to be on the verge of electing our first woman president. We asked our HuffPost50 Facebook followers this:

Attention all bra-burners, war protesters, and ‘60s children in fact or spirit: Did you ever think you would see the day we’d elect a woman president? Let us know how you feel about this milestone in history.

We are all kind of giddy, but here are some of the best responses.

Katina Z. Jones wrote, “When I was a little girl, my Greek immigrant grandfather would bounce me on his knee and say, ‘You’re gonna be the first woman president.’ I am president of my own company, but I always hoped I’d have the chance to vote for a strong, qualified woman in my lifetime. Today is the day that history will be made. Voting for Obama both times made me feel so proud, but this time it was even more personal.”

Reader Cathy Tulina says it is “v

Glenda Stansbury expressed a view that we’ve been hearing a lot in the run-up to the election. She said that she has “

And from Binnie Klein: “A

Not everyone thought that Hillary Clinton was the best choice, of course. And a few readers wondered why gender even mattered. But what you just heard, ladies and gents, was the sound of the glass ceiling shattering.