Photo: It won't be easy for Mrs Clinton to top the speeches already delivered last night.

US Election: Hillary Clinton to make history with acceptance speech, still needs to gain voters' trust

By North America correspondent Stephanie March

29 Jul 2016,

In front of thousands of Democrats in Philadelphia and millions of people watching at home, Hillary Clinton is set to do what no woman has done before: give a speech at the Democratic National Convention accepting her nomination as the first female presidential nominee for a major US political party.

It will not be easy for her to top the orations given by several high-ranking male democrats last night.

President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden and Mrs Clinton's running mate, Tim Kaine, spoke passionately and powerfully about why she is qualified to sit in the Oval Office and why Donald Trump is not.

Mrs Clinton has admitted in the past she is "not a natural politician" but her speech tonight (local time) will be crucial if she is going to kick start her head-to-head campaign with Mr Trump on a positive note and get the post-Convention poll boost candidates traditionally enjoy.

Throughout the convention, speakers have presented her as a change maker who cares about the lives of every American.

Her daughter, Chelsea, will introduce her at the convention. The 36-year old mother of two is hoping to convey a sense of why she "loves and admires" her mother.

But Mrs Clinton's biggest problem with voters is that they do not trust her.

It is unlikely she will be able to quell those fears in a single speech, but she will need to get started as polls show this could be a very close race for the White House.