Women running to make history Kristi Noem, Stacey Abrams, Kyrsten Sinema, Christine Hallquist, Rashida Tlaib, Deb Haaland.

Women running to make history include, clockwise from top left, Kristi Noem, Stacey Abrams, Kyrsten Sinema, Christine Hallquist, Rashida Tlaib, Deb Haaland.

As you may have noticed, the �Year of the Woman� catchphrase � originally used in 1992, when voters elected more women to Congress than ever before in the wake of Anita Hill�s allegations against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas � is back with a vengeance.

It began with a slow burn after the 2016 elections, heated up with the Hill-like bravery of Christine Blasey Ford at the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, and has lately exploded in use to reference the record number of women running for office in the upcoming Nov. 6 midterm elections.

And whatever you think of the phrase itself, 2018, according to the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), is record-breaking regarding women candidates running for offices across the board � U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state legislatures, and statewide offices, including governor races in 16 states, from Alabama to Wyoming.