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Lauren Duca accepts an award on stage at the The 9th Annual Shorty Awards on April 23, 2017 in New York City.(Photo: Dave Kotinsky, Getty Images for Shorty Awards)

Journalist Lauren Duca received aletter from an unlikely reader whoencouragedthe writerto continuewriting and said, Your voice is so important.

Who was that reader?Hillary Clinton.

As we know all too well, the internet is not a friendly place for women, especially those who arent afraid to speak their minds and challenge established systems of power, Clinton wrote.

Duca, who made headlines last year for writing a Teen Vogue opinion piece that said then-President-elect Trump was gaslighting America,on Fridaypostedthe letter on Twitter, thanking the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee for her words.

"Thank you, @HillaryClinton. For this, and for everything," Duca wrote on Twitter. "I promise to keep fighting (right after I'm done sobbing)."

She also noted her mother had been sitting on the letter for a month before sending it to her.

In December,Teen Vogueran Duca's piece that argued Trump was gaslighting America, actively manipulatingpeople to the point where they question their own sanity. The fiery opinion piece received widespread attention, leadingDuca tosparwith Fox News Tucker Carlson about her story and coverage of Donald Trump and first daughter Ivanka Trump.

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Journalist gets letter of support from Hillary Clinton: 'Your voice is so important' - USA TODAY