Kamala Harris will make history Wednesday when she becomes the first female vice president in the nation's history. 

Harris will also be the first Black vice president and first female vice president of South Asian descent. And when she takes the oath of office, the former senator and California attorney general will be one step closer to shattering the highest glass ceiling: the presidency.

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“As important as a Vice President Harris will be politically, she will be just as important culturally,” said Democratic strategist Joel Payne. “There is an entire generation of young women who will grow up watching a woman of Black and South Asian descent help lead our country. 

“The impact is incalculable,” Payne added. 

Harris, 56, will take office just two weeks after a mob of rioters, some carrying Confederate flags, overwhelmed Capitol Police and stormed the building in an attempt to prevent lawmakers from certifying the election results. Read more at The Hill