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Coffee Break: I am woman

Kamala Harris is sworn as U.S. Vice President by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Kamala Harris is sworn as U.S. Vice President by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.Alex Wong | Getty Images

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

January 21, 2021

If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong
I am invincible
I am woman

Helen Reddy said it in 1972 and yesterday, Kamala Harris was sworn into office as our first African American, first Asian American, and first woman Vice President.

"When she takes the oath of office, little girls and boys across the world will know that anything and everything is possible and in the end...that is America." -Senator Amy Klobuchar

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for this momentous occasion?

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Songs played

(clip) Amanda Gorman inauguration poem
Helen Reddy - I Am Woman
The Highwomen - Redesigning Women
(clip) Kamala Harris 'I'm speaking'
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Beyonce - Run the World (Girls)
Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me
Queen Latifah - Ladies First
Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
Katy Perry - Firework