• Shattered glass. Believe it or not, there were some glass ceilings shattered last night: Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada became America's first-ever Latina senator. She will be joined in the Senate by three Asian American women (another first). Two of those women, Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and California attorney general Kamala Harris, claimed their seats on Tuesday, while a third was elected in 2012. Harris will be just the second black woman to serve in the Senate. History is also being made in the House: Pramila Jayapal, a Washington state senator, has become the first Indian-American woman elected to the House of Representatives. • It's her call. Have you heard of Denise Roth? While she might not be a household name, the General Services Administration employee is the first official to call the presidential race. Fortune • Thank you, Susan. Women flooded into Rochester, N.Y.'s Mount Hope Cemetery yesterday to put "I voted" stickers onto the grave stone of Susan B. Anthony, who was arrested in 1872 for illegally casting a ballot in the presidential election. Mayor Lovely Warren—who happens to be the city's first female mayor—kept the cemetery open until 9 p.m. yesterday to accommodate the flood of tributes pouring in. Slate • Blood feud. Walgreens has sued former lab-testing partner Theranos, alleging that CEO Elizabeth Holmes' company breached a contract between the two companies. The pharmacy chain is seeking $140 million in damages, the same amount it invested in Theranos. WSJ • Space case. Astronaut Kate Rubins—who submitted her presidential ballot from space before heading back on Earth on Oct. 30—talks about the experiments she conducted on the International Space Station, learning to work in 'microgravity,' and how her body is coping with being back on terra firma after four months in orbit. Wired MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Scholastic has appointed Mindy Stockfield SVP, Marketing, Creative and Multiplatform, Trade Publishing. She joins from MTV, where she was SVP of Marketing. |