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Philadelphia • Embracing her long tenure in politics as a plus, newly crowned Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton unveiled an expansive agenda focused heavily on a jobs package paid for by raising taxes on Wall Street, corporations and the rich.

She promised to reduce the influence of money in politics, make college more affordable and defeat the Islamic State terrorist group.

But even as she laid out her plans and repeatedly criticized Republican nominee Donald Trump, Clinton paid tribute to the history of the moment as she became the first female presidential nominee of a major U.S. party.

"Standing here as my mother's daughter and my daughter's mother, I'm so happy this day has come," she said. "I'm happy for grandmothers and little girls and everyone in between. I'm happy for boys and men, because when any barrier falls in America, it clears the way for everyone. After all, when there are no ceilings, the sky's the limit."

Clinton focused her address on inclusivity, repeatedly going back to her campaign slogan of "stronger together," which she called "a guiding principle" and she used Trump's words from the Republican convention in Cleveland as her foil.

"Don't believe anybody who says 'I alone can fix it,'" she said, mentioning the public service of the military, police and firefighters, teachers and medical professionals. "Americans don't say 'I alone can fix it,' we say 'we'll fix it together.'"

She extended a hand to Bernie Sanders, her primary rival and encouraged is followers to support her in the general election, saying: "I've heard you. Your cause is our cause. Our country needs your ideas, energy and passion."

Still, her speech was repeatedly interrupted by chants of "Hillary!" as her supporters sought to drown out the voices of protesters backing Sanders in the crowd, a sign of at least some lingering division within liberal America.

Clinton, a well-known — though not well-loved — politician, who has been first lady, a senator and secretary of state, also attempted to reach out to independents and Republicans who feel out of touch with a party led by Trump. She described her rival as a bully who lacks the necessary composure to be commander-in-chief and is uninterested in detailing plans to fix America's problems at home.

"Ask yourself: Does Donald Trump have the temperament to be commander-in-chief? Donald Trump can't even handle the rough-and-tumble of a presidential campaign. He loses his cool at the slightest provocation," she said. "Imagine if you dare, imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real crisis. A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons."

She criticized his plan to build a border wall and to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the country out of concerns over terrorism. She slammed his "bigotry and bombast," for calling women "pigs," and saying a judge couldn't be fair in a fraud trial because of his Mexican heritage.

And Clinton questioned Trump's loyalty to American workers.

"He also talks a big game about putting America First. Please explain to me what part of America First leads him to make Trump ties in China, not Colorado," she said. "Donald Trump says he wants to make America great again — well, he could start by actually making things in America again."

As for her agenda, Clinton declared her primary mission as president would be to "create more opportunity and more good jobs with rising wages," and she singled out areas that she said have long been left behind: rural towns and inner cities, reservations and coal country. She proposed the biggest public works investment since World War II, funded by a tax increase on the wealthy, who have benefited most from the economic recovery.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said in a tweet that Clinton offered up a lot of plans while forgetting Democrats could have tackled them in the last eight years they've held the White House.

"The American people have had enough of the corruption, deceit, & stonewalling which have been the hallmarks of her career," Priebus added in another tweet.

Trump, too, took to Twitter to criticize Clinton's speech, saying she can't reform Wall Street because it owns her.

"Hillary's vision is a borderless world where working people have no power, no jobs, no safety," Trump added.

Weston Clark, a Utah Democrat at the convention, said Clinton's theme of togetherness was "poignant" for the divisions within not only the party but the nation and the world at large.

"Her positive theme and hope for the country is the bright day to the Republicans' gloomy, dark night," Clark said. "She embraced our progressive platform and got into an amazing rhythm when she laid out an image of an America that believes in science, equality, and social justice that I want to live in and want my kids, especially my daughter, to grow up in."

Clinton was introduced by her daughter, Chelsea, who talked about how doting her mother was growing up and how indulgent she was of her fascination with dinosaurs.

"The day my parents took me to Dinosaur National Park, I didn't think life could get any better," said Chelsea Clinton, referencing the famous Utah national monument, not national park.

Chelsea Clinton said: "That feeling — being valued and loved — that's what my mom wants for every child. It is the calling of her life."

For Audrey Gallegos, a Utahn who came to the convention as a Bernie Sanders delegate, the historic moment was personally touching.

"Hillary's speech tonight reminded me of the hard work my mom, my sister and grandmas put forth to carve a path for myself and the strong women of the world," she said. Clinton "made me know the sky's the limit and I can do anything with hard work. There is no other choice in this election but Hillary."

"Watch out world," Gallegos added, "this is the year of the ladies."